Crime

Police raid Monrgel Mob across North Island

Police have raided properties linked to the Mongrel Mob across the North Island this morning following an investigation into alleged distribution of methamphetamine. Search... Read More

New round of police recruits ready for the streets

Police is a family, and this was never truer than at the recent graduation of Recruit Wing 378. Twenty-three members of the 70-strong wing have a familial... Read More

Lawyer says man accused of murder wasn't there

A defence lawyer says the case against his client in a Tauranga murder trial is akin to an episode of CSI: Miami - a work of fiction. Nine people,... Read More

Postal workers warn of new wave of scam letters

The Union for Postal Workers is worried a scam that has conned New Zealanders out of millions of dollars is circulating for a fourth time. The scam letters... Read More

Woman altered partner's will to benefit herself

A woman took her dementia-suffering partner to an accountant before he died to sign a will that instructed more of his estate to go to her and less to his... Read More

Mix of verdicts in Tauranga rape trial

Warning: This story deals with details of alleged sexual violence, which some readers may find upsetting. A woman was raped by an RSE worker after... Read More

Pair jailed after hitting man with car killing him

A teen would never have run a man over, twice, killing him and leaving him for dead on the street, if it were not for the instruction from Ephron Ronaki... Read More

Murder accused not a 'Wicked Witch of the West'

A woman charged with murder following the death of a Tauranga man in an alleged gang retaliation killing, is no 'Wicked Witch of the West” according... Read More

Enforcer wanted on ‘multiple’ warrants

Police are appealing for sightings of a Black Power enforcer with an extensive criminal history that includes torturing his former cellmate for two weeks. Multiple... Read More

Court for man charged with Rotorua murders

A 52-year-old man has appeared in court today in relation to the deaths of three people in Rotorua in September. Justin Matthew Jeffries appeared in Rotorua... Read More

Crown closes case in Tauranga murder trial

Mongrel Mob members purposefully swarmed a property to seek retribution, not to share their Long White vodka drinks, the Crown has emphasised to a jury as... Read More

Name released for one alleged Tauranga vigilante

An Auckland man accused of committing serious assaults and posting videos of the alleged attacks online can now be named. He was one of three men arrested in... Read More