A teacher was injured when a student allegedly lashed out after being asked to put their phone away at Tauranga's Ōtūmoetai College. Police received a report... Read More

An ongoing police operation in Maketū is linked to an investigation into the death of Zain Matenga Taikato-Fox, police have confirmed. The 20-year-old died... Read More

A man who made online threats to hang former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says he's 'horrified” to be in jail and finding it 'terrifying”. Richard... Read More

Dangerous driving reports from motorists on State Highway 29 led police to arrest a man allegedly more than four times over the legal alcohol driving limit. The... Read More

A large armed police operation is under way in the Bay of Plenty town of Maketū. Police have cordoned off Maketū Rd and there was a 'huge police presence”... Read More

The man who died after being found critically injured on a Rotorua roadside was 'loyal, righteous and stood fearless”, his mother says. Zain Matenga... Read More

A record-breaking haul of 40,800 LSD tabs has been seized during several Auckland raids. Four search warrants were executed in Auckland last week as part... Read More

Terse words outside a pub on a Saturday afternoon ended with a 'trail of blood” at a Bay of Plenty property, after three men followed a couple... Read More

Five people have died on Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty roads this year, prompting a plea by the district's road policing manager for people to remember... Read More

A man found critically injured on the side of the road has died in Rotorua Hospital. Police say four men took the man to the hospital on Saturday night. Detective... Read More

One person has been arrested after a police operation in Tauranga overnight. A police spokeswoman said police executed a pre-planned warrant at a property... Read More

Police have found firearms, drugs and ammunition after a routine traffic stop in Tauranga. When officers stopped a car on Welcome Bay Rd about 4.25am on Tuesday,... Read More