Shortly before 4pm this afternoon (Thursday, 7 March) police received reports that a teenage boy had jumped from a cliff into the Waikato River and failed to resurface.
The stretch of river ... More
A man will appear in court in Taupo later this week after allegedly assaulting an athlete by pushing him off his road bike during a New Zealand Ironman training session.
The incident ... More
Expect double the enthusiasm at the annual New Zealand Police Association Raft Race in Rotorua on Friday (1 March) as competitors make up for the cancellation of last year's event caused by ... More
A total of 158 police staff took to the streets of Bay of Plenty today to provide community reassurance and to find ways to tackle the root causes of crime and reduce crashes on our roads.
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The driver of the Toyota utility killed in a crash on State Highway 1 Hatepe, south of Taupö on Wednesday night has been named.
He was Shane Anthony Robson, a 51-year-old man from Mount ... More
The driver of a Subaru car who was killed when the car crashed into a tree in Edgecumbe last night (Tuesday, 19 February) can now be identified as 19-year-old Kane Jamie Te Riini from Edgecumbe. ... More