Mangawhai Heads scrub fire suspicious

15:30 Mon, 21 Oct

A fire investigator’s report provided to police last week confirmed that a scrub fire in Mangawhai on the morning of Saturday, September 21, was suspicious....

Police acknowledge IPCA report into tractor incident

11:16 Thu, 10 Oct

The use of a taser on the 15-year-old driver of a stolen tractor in Kaiwaka last year was an unreasonable and excessive use of force,...

Scammers steal $80,000 from elderly Mahurangi women

09:19 Tue, 1 Oct

Police are warning residents to be on the alert after two elderly Mahurangi women had tens of thousands of dollars siphoned out of their bank...

Te Waka Youth Trust silenced by callous thieves

12:44 Mon, 1 Jul

Wellsford’s Te Waka Youth Trust is appealing to the public for information after two guitars and a Sony speaker were burgled in a break-in at...

Haughey cleared as police cover-up fails

08:05 Tue, 18 Jun

Attempts to suppress vital information connected to an alleged “negative culture” at Warkworth police station have failed. A document secured by Mahurangi Matters vindicates former...

New surfing sergeant

09:41 Tue, 4 Jun

Rainier Coetzee has stepped up to the job of Sergeant at the Wellsford Police Station, replacing Geoff Medland who departed at the start of the...