After 11 years, and three High Court murder trials, Black Power member Hendrix John Kahia has been found not guilty of Wiremu Birch's murder in a dark... Read More

A teen involved in a service station armed robbery has received a flurry of discounts that has reduced his sentence by 65 per cent. From facing a... Read More

A former probation officer who became the girlfriend of a 'serious criminal” 32 years her junior has been sent to jail after trying to persuade his... Read More

A burglar's dreams were dashed when their plan to steal some bedroom furniture was interrupted by night shift staff from a Waikato Public Safety Team, says Hamilton... Read More

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

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

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

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

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

Eastern Bay of Plenty Police are asking for the public's help following a serious assault in Kawerau this afternoon, says area manager investigations, detective... Read More

Reported crime in Rotorua's inner city has dropped, a top cop says - a trend one hospitality stalwart calls a 'wonderful trajectory”. It comes about... Read More

Nearly 20 homicide cases remain unsolved across the country, according to police. Data obtained by RNZ through an OIA reveals 19 homicide cold-cases currently... Read More