Waikato

A body has been found in a vehicle outside a Hamilton mall, with several police in attendance.

Landslides washed away sections of the main track down to Cathedral Cove and a report signals more of the same kind of damage could emerge.

Police say they believe the father of three missing children is setting up a campsite after being spotted making purchases at Bunnings earlier this month.

A woman who has been missing for three days has been found dead after police searched Wairere Falls.

A police officer's use of a police dog to apprehend a 15-year-old was justified, the Independent Police Conduct Authority says.

A missing woman's car has been found in a Waikato carpark, and police are looking for a couple who may not know they have information that could help.

To protect himself from burglaries, a Hamilton dairy owner has invented a cage he now works inside.

"You can't live in the bloody bush all through the bloody winter," one person said. "They're in a bloody house somewhere." Audio

Police are going door-to-door in their search for fugitive dad Tom Phillips, after confirmed sightings of him in Waikato last week - and they're seeking sightings of a number of motorbikes connected…

The 41 finalist works are on exhibit at Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato until 12 November.

Phillips disappeared 18 months ago with his three children, but there have been possible sightings and suspicious activity in the region of late.

An inquest into how Carmen Walker died following a procedure at Waikato Hospital is finally set to go ahead 13 years after her death. Natalie Akoorie examines the case.

Free tickets on Te Huia's train service are up for grabs for a week as the service is allowed back into central Auckland, following a ban by Waka Kotahi last month.

Police say investigators are continuing to work through information they have received following appeals to the public over missing Marokopa father Tom Phillips.

The stolen Toyota hilux ute being used by Phillips has been found following a tip-off from a member of the public, police say.

Residents told RNZ a car chase began after a member of the public recognised the stolen ute Phillips was driving in the Waikato town of Pirongia. Audio

A sighting of Tom Phillips on Wednesday evening is the first confirmed sighting of him in 18 months, police say.

The investigation into the disappearance of the missing Marokopa family has been ramped up after a reported sighting of Tom Phillips in a ute, police say.

Analysis of a massive slip that split a Coromandel highway shows the road design of decades ago was not up to extreme weather in the current climate.

A provisional improvement notice has been issued to Waikato Hospital's emergency department in response to concerns about unsafe staffing levels.