Waikato

The Waikato District Council says the chemical stockpile has been stored in Te Kōwhai without a resource consent since March. Audio

The council says it expects more from Kiwirail moving forward, after Te Huia train drivers twice ran red lights in the last three weeks. Audio

Eight teenagers have been arrested after a ram raid at a service station in Waikato on Monday morning.

The actions of police who dragged two people from a car that was on fire are another example of the selfless acts of emergency responders, a mayor says. Audio

A series of fires have been caused by a common household battery which can trigger explosions, and firefighters believe some people are deliberately hiding them in recycling and scrap. Audio

Police say significant damage was caused, and an unknown amount of goods and money were stolen.

The Ruapehu Alpine Lifts boss says 50cm to 60cm of snow has arrived over the past few days. Audio

As the attraction recovers from the pandemic, the area is struggling with the impact extreme weather has had on the roads.

A man who stabbed a former Myanmar refugee 14 times while the victim was fishing says he "just flipped out" after his money card was cut off.

A wintry blast is expected to bring snow to many parts of the country this weekend and warnings are in place.

State Highway 2 north of Gisborne will remain closed until at least Friday as further movement at Mātāwai and Ormond has made it unsafe for road users and unsuitable for heavy vehicles. Audio

One person is dead following a serious single-vehicle crash on a rural road in the south Waikato.

Its rider had been doing burnouts in public areas and driving the bike dangerously, Martin said.

Data collected during lockdown is helping a tourism company determine how many people can safely enter the caves every day.

Waikato residents are being urged to register their public transport cards in order to be eligible for new fare prices from next month.

A 12-year-old boy died suddenly after inhaling deodorant from a can in Hamilton at the weekend.

This year, brain health and mental wellbeing are recurring themes at the annual rural gathering at Mystery Creek in Hamilton.

An initiative that aims to break the cycle of reoffending for Māori is expanding further into the Waikato town of Huntly.

More than a dozen graves in the RSA section of Waihi Cemetery have been damaged by vandals, the second time the cemetery has been desecrated since November.