Crime

Papamoa stabbing: Police make arrest

UPDATE: One person is in police custody following a stabbing in Pāpāmoa. "Emergency services responded after a man arrived at a Pāpāmoa medical centre... Read More

Police arrested 3 after unprovoked attack

Police have executed a number of search warrants in Rotorua today, arresting three people after an unprovoked attack in the city, says detective senior sergeant... Read More

Shooting and stabbing: Multiple victims

Police are appealing for any information following a stabbing and shooting in the Bay of Plenty. Rotorua Police investigating two separate incidents in the... Read More

Private operators to run mobile speed cameras

Private operators, instead of police, will run mobile speed cameras on highways nationwide for the first time. Waka Kotahi/New Zealand Transport Agency put... Read More

Explosive threat: Tauranga building evacuated

The discovery of a 'potential explosive threat” has forced the evacuation of the commercial premise in Tauranga. Police were called to the property... Read More

Mum's message two years after son's disappearance

Tomorrow, March 11, will mark the second anniversary of the disappearance of Tauranga man David Holland. David was last seen at his Papamoa Beach home on... Read More

Scenario Village: new frontline training facility

A new purpose-built training facility, designed by the frontline for the frontline, has been officially opened at the Royal New Zealand Police College. Scenario... Read More

'A once-in-a-lifetime-dog'

An award-winning colleague who excelled at his job and a loyal family member - that's how explosives detector dog E-Zak is being remembered. The nearly... Read More

Alcohol stolen in Te Puke ram raid

Police are hunting the offenders responsible for a ram raid of a Te Puke store. A vehicle has been used to gain access to a premise on Jellicoe Street at... Read More

Cocaine use doubles in NZ - report

Cocaine consumption in New Zealand has almost doubled - although use is still very low - a new report has found. The Drug Foundation's latest study uses... Read More

Tauranga officer and police show host retires

'It's all I have ever known and all I have ever wanted to know.” That's how Detective Senior Sergeant Rob Lemoto describes his policing career as it... Read More

Car illegally stopped because of man's tattoos

Police officers who stopped a car based on the facial tattoos of a passenger and then used force to arrest the man, have been found to have acted unlawfully... Read More