Crime

Fatal crash: Anger as woman sentenced in Taupō

A Taupō woman who fell asleep at the wheel and crashed head-on into a car, killing a beloved mother and grandmother, was experiencing multiple symptoms,... Read More

Second sentencing in Brazilian migrant sex scheme

Maristela De Souza, a Brazilian woman, has been sentenced to 10 months home detention after being charged, along with co-defendant Michael James Sloan, with... Read More

Waikato police arrests over Matariki weekend

Four teenagers are facing charges since being arrested in Waikato after allegedly fleeing police after a burglary and the attempted carjacking of a young family. The... Read More

Information sought in "violent" robbery case

Bay of Plenty Police are appealing for information following what they say was a violent robbery of an individual in Tokoroa over Matariki weekend. At around... Read More

Disgraced cricketer jailed for P use

Repeat sexual offender Jason Trembath has pleaded guilty to breaching his prison release conditions, again. The disgraced former senior cricket representative... Read More

Extortion attempts prompt police warning

Attempts to exort high school students via online communications is prompting police to issue a warning to parents and guardians of young people. Police are... Read More

Man jailed for killing an unarmed man

A traumatised man shot and killed an unarmed stranger who turned up at his property, wrongly assuming the man had come to 'finish him off”. The... Read More

Operation Vendico targets "antisocial road users"

Police are cracking down on "antisocial road users" in the Bay of Plenty, along with three other regions around New Zealand. As part of a massive Matariki... Read More

Bayfair jewellery smash-and-grab robber sentenced

A judge reluctantly sending a young offender to prison following a smash and grab of a jewellery store, has told him, 'we're not giving up on you”. Cypris... Read More

BOP Police operation shuts down antisocial drivers

A weekend Bay of Plenty Police operation, codenamed 'Operation Vendico' has resulted in sending antisocial road users "packing", says NZ Police. Bay... Read More

Police arrest five youth on crime spree

Five youth have been arrested following an alleged spate of thefts covering an over 100km roundtrip from Cambridge to Waihi Beach on Friday night. A group... Read More

Police going after anti-social vehicle gatherings

The Matariki cluster won't be the only thing in the sky this weekend as the Police Eagle helicopter assists in monitoring and responding to anti-social vehicle... Read More