Waikato
Tairua turns out for new skate park: 'Better late than never'
Locals in a Coromandel resort town are celebrating a new facility that has been decades in the making. Audio
Home of man accused of running over teen torched in suspected arson
The 15-year-old victim is fighting for his life in Waikato Hospital's intensive care unit, having suffered multiple fractures and internal injuries.
New Māori health facility opens in Hamilton
Hamilton's new Te Kōhao Health, Wellness and Diagnostic Centre is designed to give Māori in the region tino rangatiratanga over their own health.
Teen charged after police officer injured in driving incident
The teenager is facing several charges after the officer suffered facial injuries while trying to stop a fleeing driver.
Another company reaps benefits of shorter working weeks
Staff at Te Miro Water get paid for 10 days work every fortnight - but they're currently only working nine of those. Audio
Motorcyclist dies after accident in Raglan
Police say the crash, between a car and motorcycle, happened just after 2pm in the Waikato resort town.
Police officer injured trying to stop fleeing driver
An 18-year-old man has been arrested and an officer treated for injuries after a dramatic pursuit in Waikato overnight.
'Despicable betrayal': Woman fleeced $1.6m from ailing sister
Bronwyn Rutter, who had control of her ailing sister's bank accounts siphoned almost $1.6 million to buy herself a house.
Teen run over multiple times in targeted assault fighting for his life
The 15-year-old who was struck multiple times by a car in Waikato will have long-term disabilities - if he survives, police say. Audio
Close encounters of a rare kind: Kids help check on kiwis
It is believed to be the country's biggest ever kiwi relocation project.
Call for stronger trail grading standards after mountain biker's death
A coroner's inquest into a mountain biker's death in 2022 has found there was no warning of the danger and difficulty of the trail where the man suffered fatal injuries.
Person found dead after house fire in Whitianga
Emergency services were called to the blaze on Sunday afternoon.
Daffodil memory meadows to flush Waikato parks with yellow
Two Waikato parks are being turned into memory meadows that will be awash with daffodils this spring, in a pilot programme by the Cancer Society.
Two-week search for Auckland woman missing in forest called off
The search for a 79-year-old Auckland woman in the Pureora Forest near Taupo has been suspended.
Mayor's Anzac trip to Belgium criticised as rates rise
Hamilton's mayor will travel to Belgium for Anzac Day at the same time the city's residents are facing their biggest rates rise in two decades.
Person dies after crash in Waipā, Waikato
The crash was reported on Friday evening, but may have happened earlier in the day, police say.
Kids still playing chicken with trains on notorious rail bridge
New video has emerged showing children playing chicken with a train and just clearing it as they jump into the Waikato River from a railway bridge.
Five arrests after three aggravated robberies in Waikato
Investigations into an aggravated robbery in Taupō and two aggravated robberies in Matamata have led to five arrests.
'Highly respected' tramper missing for two weeks
Judy Donovan, 79, has not been seen since becoming separated from her group.
