Waikato

Mangakōtukutuku College is advising people to call the police if they feel threatened by its students.

Tom Phillips and his three children have been missing since 2021.

Police say they believe the 10-month-old boy's injuries were "not accidental". Audio

The collision at the intersection of Wairere Drive and River Road in Harrowfield happened around 8.20am.

Roland Isaac McKop messaged the 13-year-old girl on Snapchat saying he wanted to be her "sugar daddy" and pay her for monthly sexual liasions.

Retired man Herbert Bruce Armitage's involvement in the scheme was described by a judge as a "significant fall from grace".

The union for Corrections officers says the same criticisms in a damning report released today were made after the Springhill Prison riot in 2013, but nothing has changed.

"For God's sake, that's not what should be happening at our kids' schools," say frustrated parents.

Police say they have serious concerns for Ronny Okeke.

It has provided an early wakeup call for some with more than 2200 'felt it' reports to Geonet.

A vehicle sought in a homicide investigation linked to a fatal Ruapehu house fire has been found.

A police spokesperson said the crash involved two vehicles.

Piata Otufangavalu is one of five people who died in the head-on collision earlier this week.

The business case for a third medical school at the University of Waikato is not expected until next year.

Police are working through what's described as a large scene after the "horrendous" head-on crash to understand what happened.

The elderly woman experienced significant delays in getting her echocardiogram and learning the results, which indicated severe heart valve disease and other heart disease.

It comes after the school was put in lockdown following a school brawl.

Up to 110 members of the Tertiary Education Union took strike action for three hours during the university's open day.

The facility was operating over occupancy in late April and early May.

One person died after a two vehicle crash on State Highway 26 north of Te Araroa on Thursday morning.