Police reporter, NZ Herald
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More than 90 per cent of Bay burglaries unsolved
Less than 10 per cent of burglaries committed in the Bay of Plenty this year have been solved by police. New data shows that more
Police to attend all household burglaries
From today, police will make every burglary a 'priority offence'.
'Burglaries broke my business'
Andrew Brooking has locked the three heavy gates to his Rotorua car yard for the last time, after they could not keep out crooks.
Rotorua shooting: Man critical
Shooting an example of the scourge of P in communities, says police association.
Rotorua shooting: Man flown to Waikato Hospital
The man shot by police in Rotorua earlier today has been airlifted to a second hospital in a critical condition.
'I feel like I've lost everything'
Last week, Emma Sladek's only worry was her Year 12 exams. Now a crash has left her with no family in New Zealand.
Support for teen mistakenly fined by police
The parents of an Auckland teen battling to prove she’s been mistakenly made to pay a police ticket have been inundated with support.
Bullet-riddled ute accidentally listed
A New Zealand car auction company has "accidentally" listed a ute with bullet holes and blood stains from a Rotorua shooting on its website.
Skydiver takes plunge after Taupo crash
The first time she attempted a skydive, London woman Gwendolyn DeSilva heard the engine cut out and had to make a daring mid-air escape before watching the plane plummet.
Lucky 13: Skydivers leap for lives
"Exiting a plane at low altitude to get out and activate parachutes and have them open normally and land safely is amazing."