Shortly after 2.30 this afternoon a mayday call was made from a boat on Lake Taupo.
A small group of friends were on the boat. At one stage an adult male from the group was pulled from the ... More
Police are seeking public assistance to locate 44-year-old Tony Ashley Gorrie in relation to prolific fraud offending against backpackers and accommodation providers nationwide.
He has been ... More
Emergency services attended a rural property in Awakeri, near Whakatane, this morning (24 February) at approximately 9.25am. An elderly male was found deceased. It appears he had been on a quad ... More
Taupo Police have today released the name of the 17-year-old boy who died in the Waikato River near Taupo last night.
He is Cole Justice Williams ... More
Police along with Harbourmaster and Coastguard personnel have this evening found the body of a young man who went missing while swimming in the Waikato River near Taupo's Riverside ... More
The man killed in a crash on SH1 in the Kinleith Mill area last night has been identified as 47-year-old Scott James Walker from Hamilton.
Mr Walker was travelling south between Tokoroa and ... More