Police are following lines of inquiry after an alleged robbery at Julian’s Berry Farm in Huna Road, Whakatane. Police received several calls shortly before 1:30pm, after reports of a firearm being discharged towards the floor. Two people were hit by pellets and were treated by ambulance at the scene for […]
Police arrest 12 in relation to gang shootings
Police have today arrested 12 people following the gang related shootings and disorder in Whakatane January 17. The team investigating the shootings, assisted by the Rotorua and Tauranga Armed Offender Squads and other staff from across the Bay of Plenty executed four search warrants at properties in Whakatane this morning. Detective […]
Police wanting fight footage
Police would like to speak with anyone who may have film recordings of the gang funeral procession which travelled from Kawerau to Whakatane yesterday afternoon. The group of gang members involved in the motorcade moved on from the crematorium without incident yesterday evening. Police are making ongoing enquiries after shots […]
Police monitoring conflict
Police have this afternoon been closely monitoring a large group of gang members travelling between Kawerau and Whakatane in a funeral procession. A motorcade of more than 100 cars carrying Mongrel Mob members left a Tangi at Kawerau at around 1pm today and travelled through Taneatua on the way to […]
Local calls police after toddlers left in car
This was sent in to our page from a reader. Have you come across something similar in the Eastern Bay? What would your first reaction be if you saw babies in a hot car and unsupervised? While going for a cigarette at the Whakatane Aquatic Center earliuer this week, I […]
Police treating Te Kaha crash as suspicious
Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on State Highway 35 opposite the Raukokere Marae, near Te Kaha, yesterday afternoon. Police were called at approximately 2:40pm to reports of a crash involving a motorcycle and a van. The motorcyclist died at the scene. An initial investigation was carried out […]
Youths in court after police pursuit
Two teenagers, aged 13 and 16, are due in court in relation to the theft of a car from a car park in Paeroa yesterday. The car was taken at around 4pm on Tuesday 4 October, 2016, and seen travelling towards Whakatane. The nature of the driving prompted members of […]
Can you help Whakatane Police with this?
At approximately 3.30am on Saturday 1 October, 2016, a male fell from the first-floor balcony of the Craic Hotel in Whakatane and onto the footpath below. This male sustained serious injuries as a result, and is currently in a critical but stable condition in the Intensive Care Unit at Waikato Hospital. […]