Waikato

The discovery of the highly invasive and destructive gold clam is just yet another species arriving in Aotearoa with "dire consequences" for native biodiversity, Endangered Species Foundation… Audio

In Waikato, only 37.9 percent of eligible pēpi aged six months have been fully immunised.

An invasive clam able to produce 70,000 offspring a year has been discovered in the Waikato River, the first time it has been found in New Zealand.

A jury has found a man guilty of murdering his brother when he plunged a knife 16cm into his chest, through his heart.

Police say there has been an increase in such offending in the town since the beginning of May.

Waikato Regional Council has released the first of its new online 3D aerial maps, saying they are a gamechanger.

Eight men are facing charges following police raids across multiple North Island centres.

A new hub is open in Hamilton central that will be an all-hours safe place for vulnerable young teenagers to get back on track.

Police say they are following strong leads after a bank robbery in Te Kuiti, in King Country on Tuesday.

South Waikato District Council is suggesting an 18.5 percent rate rise - one of the biggest in the country.

New Zealand needs to prepare for the reality that weather events such as Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland Anniversary floods will continue to happen 'more and more', the finance minister says. Audio

Councils in some of the regions hit hardest by Cyclone Gabrielle are relieved the government is promising to pay for the repair job on local roads, so the cost will not fall back on ratepayers.

Adrian Worsley designs and constructs unique one-off sculptures from recycling scrap metal, tools and farm implements.

Arthur Anae sleeps four hours a night and wakes in plenty of time to get his free range eggs to market in person. The former politician never thought as a young boy from Samoa he would end up with two…

State Highway 27 near Tirau in south Waikato is expected to be closed for some time after a fatal crash between a diesel tanker and car.

Silt is clogging the rivers, birds are in the wrong place, and trout are in the drains. The effects of Cyclone Gabrielle have been devastating to native species.

In their 2019 Waste Management and Minimisation bylaw, Hamilton City Council did something simple, but radical.