Bay of Plenty Times
  • Bay of Plenty Times home
  • Latest news
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Sport
  • Video
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Residential property listings
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
  • Sport

Locations

  • Coromandel & Hauraki
  • Katikati
  • Tauranga
  • Mount Maunganui
  • Pāpāmoa
  • Te Puke
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

Weather

  • Thames
  • Tauranga
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Bay of Plenty Times

Police: Armed offenders squad in Welcome Bay

Bay of Plenty Times
4 May, 2020 08:00 AMQuick Read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save
    Share this article
FILE

FILE

The armed offenders squad has been called out to Welcome Bay this evenng.

A police spokeswoman said police were carrying out a routine search warrant at an address in Corinna St and the "Armed Offenders Squad was there as a precaution". No arrests were made, the spokeswoman said.

In a separate incident in Welcome Bay, police received reports of a car going down a bank off Welcome Bay Rd at about 5:30pm today.

A police spokeswoman said two police units were sent to the area but on attendance nothing was located.

"It didn't appear anything had happened in the end," she said.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Discover more

Tauranga man could lose 30-year-old business after huge lockdown theft

30 Apr 11:59 PM
New Zealand

'We are all just elated': Man found alive in bush after three days

02 May 03:29 AM

One person taken to hospital after Tauranga highway crash

03 May 10:46 PM
Premium
New Zealand

Exclusive: Lost for 3 nights in the bush - 'they can't believe I am alive'

04 May 05:30 PM
Save
    Share this article

Latest from Bay of Plenty Times

Premium
Bay of Plenty Times

'Heartbreaking': Hot pools tragedy – mother dies in mystery circumstances after night caper at once-famous fun park

09 May 08:40 AM
Bay of Plenty Times

Accountant's conflict of interest 'blindingly obvious' after helping inexperienced couple buy gym

09 May 03:00 AM
Bay of Plenty Times

'I'm very unhappy': Judge resentences family after benefactor fails to pay promised fine

08 May 09:00 PM

Sponsored

Future of wealth in NZ: A conversation with ASB CEO Vittoria Shortt

03 May 11:20 PM
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Bay of Plenty Times

Premium
Premium
'Heartbreaking': Hot pools tragedy – mother dies in mystery circumstances after night caper at once-famous fun park
Bay of Plenty Times

'Heartbreaking': Hot pools tragedy – mother dies in mystery circumstances after night caper at once-famous fun park

A sister's quest for answers after a 41yo left alone – police investigating for coroner.

09 May 08:40 AM
Accountant's conflict of interest 'blindingly obvious' after helping inexperienced couple buy gym
Bay of Plenty Times

Accountant's conflict of interest 'blindingly obvious' after helping inexperienced couple buy gym

09 May 03:00 AM
'I'm very unhappy': Judge resentences family after benefactor fails to pay promised fine
Bay of Plenty Times

'I'm very unhappy': Judge resentences family after benefactor fails to pay promised fine

08 May 09:00 PM


Future of wealth in NZ: A conversation with ASB CEO Vittoria Shortt
Sponsored

Future of wealth in NZ: A conversation with ASB CEO Vittoria Shortt

03 May 11:20 PM
NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Bay of Plenty Times e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Bay of Plenty Times
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • NZME Digital Performance Marketing
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2026 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP