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• Kaitaia police staffer faces sentencing after systematic $29,000 overtime fraud triggered by financial strain

  Published: May 1, 2026

  Section: Australia & Oceania

  Riki Toby, a former non-sworn Authorised Officer at the Kaitaia Police Station, has been charged with obtaining by deception after a internal audit revealed he claimed nearly $30,0...

• Major Northland Police Raid Recovers $100,000 in Stolen Kiwifruit Pollen

  Published: Apr 25, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A high-value agricultural theft investigation has culminated in multiple arrests and the recovery of a massive haul of stolen goods from several Kerikeri properties.

• Kaitaia Police Staffer Admits to Deceiving Force in $29,000 Timesheet Fraud

  Published: Apr 24, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A Northland police staffer has been convicted of obtaining by deception after a year-long scheme in which he claimed nearly $30,000 for shifts he never worked. Riki Toby, a 32-year...