Waikato

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.

Good Spirits Hospitality has found a buyer for its pubs, which will see it exit the stock exchange.

Five youths have been arrested after an aggravated robbery at a store in Waikato last night.

A Taupō woman missing for three days has been located safely.

A passenger train banned from down town Auckland due to safety concerns after it ran two red lights has been given the go-ahead to return to the CBD from 7 August.

Police say one person has died and another has critical injuries after a two-vehicle car crash in Tahuna.

Police were alerted to a late night ram raid at a Hamilton business - spotted by those monitoring the council's CCTV system.

The University of Waikato has revealed a $16.8 million deficit for 2022.

Two vehicles were involved in the fatal crash.

The first FIFA Women's World Cup game in Hamilton kicks off on Saturday night between Zambia and Japan.