Crime

Fake listing scams family out of $10K

An 'elderly aunt” has lost nearly $10,000 trying to rent a Christmas holiday home from a fake Booking.com listing. Her family are among multiple... Read More

Police issue Christmas warning

With Christmas fast approaching, police are encouraging people to be aware of online phishing scams. The holiday season can already be a stressful time, and... Read More

Items people tried to smuggle into BOP courts

A toy gun, live ammunition, methamphetamine, knuckle dusters, nunchaku, three bags of cannabis and a small set of scales are just some of the things people going... Read More

'Insider threat': Police find $75m meth haul

Police and Customs have seized about 200kg of methamphetamine after the huge haul was discovered at the Port of Tauranga. The four men arrested all had associations... Read More

Murder accused's pigs to move to Wellington

Up to 40 'pet” pigs are set to be moved from the Coromandel Peninsula to a sanctuary in Wellington after their long-time carer was charged with murder. The... Read More

Coromandel shooting: Fears for hundreds of pigs

Hundreds of wild pigs roaming on a Coromandel Peninsula property face an 'uncertain and dangerous” future following the arrest of their long-time caregiver... Read More

Women charged over boy's violent death named

The two women charged in relation to the death of 8-year-old Te Teko boy Rickah'Shae Keefe-Haerewa can now be named. They are 25-year-old Maya Hati... Read More

Police backtrack on plan for new road spikes

Police have backtracked on replacing their old road spikes - which have injured dozens of officers - despite testing new, safer spikes. But because so few... Read More

'Mind-blowing' amounts of stolen ponamu recovered

Stolen pounamu ranks as the commodity second most traded for drugs, after cash, according to a West Coast hapū. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Waewae Chair Francois... Read More

Police arrest four youths for aggravated robbery

Taupō Police have arrested and charged four youths in relation to an aggravated robbery at a jewellery store earlier today. The aggravated robbery occurred... Read More

Drug busts: 13 arrests, drugs, cash & guns seized

Police have made 13 arrests in what they call a 'significant investigation into methamphetamine dealing by an organised criminal group in Rotorua”. The... Read More

In pursuit of paw-fection

If you're a fan of New Zealand Police dogs, chances are you're familiar with the work of Sergeant Jane Dunn. Away from her day job as the first national forensic... Read More