Waikato
Cyclone Gabrielle: Farmers shifting stock, relying on generators
Some Northland farmers are using generators to keep their dairy sheds running, as the ferocious weather causes widespread power outages in the region.
Homicide investigation after man with critical injuries dies in Waikato
A homicide investigation is underway after a man found with critical injuries died at Waikato Hospital.
Traffic worker killed by truck on SH23 in Waikato
A man directing traffic at a closed road in Waikato has died after being hit by a truck on Sunday morning.
A taste of country in growing suburbia
Once on the outside of Hamilton sits an urban farm keen to deliver vegetables that don't cost the planet. Run by five women, Earth Stewards practices poly-cropping on their organic vegetable beds. Audio
MPI to visit farm where 50,000 chickens died in barn fire
An animal welfare inspector will be visiting the Waikato farm where 50,000 chickens died in a fire yesterday, says the Ministry for Primary Industries.
Egg farm blaze won't make shortage worse - owner
The owners of a Waikato egg farm remain puzzled by a blaze that ripped through two of its sheds on Tuesday. Audio
Egg supply 'not affected' despite loss of 50,000 chickens in fire, business says
The business has confirmed the death toll - earlier reported at 75,000 - has been lowered.
From one bunch to four greenhouses
With no flora experience but the need for a new direction, Colin and Mary Birch have become the owners of a lily nursery in Cambridge. Audio
'Eh, what is happening there?' - Shallow quake hits Te Aroha
Thousands of people reported feeling the 4.8 magnitude quake overnight.
Mother accused of shooting at cops so kids could escape
A mother has been charged with shooting at police as they tried to arrest her kids, who are accused of carrying out ram raids in Waikato.
Saturated Coromandel braces for more rain
The mayor of Thames-Coromandel says he will be having a 'very serious conversation' with Minister for Emergency Management, Kieran McAnulty, when he visits the district today. Audio
Faces of the flood toll: Four killed in weather event identified
Four lives have tragically been claimed by raging floodwaters and slips caused by an extreme and unprecedented deluge of rain across Auckland and Waikato on Friday.
Warning in Coromandel over unstable ground as more rain forecast
A warning alert has gone out to Coromandel Peninsula residents, asking them to prepare of the next bout of weather, and to move away from unstable land. Audio
Roads in many regions 'impassable' and damaged
Many roads are damaged and impassable across Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty, while the Coromandel Peninsula has been cut off. We bring you details about the roads.
One dead after crash with horse at Maramarua
One person is dead after a crash between a horse and vehicle on State Highway 2 in Waikato.
Council looks to superhub development to buoy city in case of economic downturn
Hamilton City Council expects the development of industrial land will help the city through any national economic downturn this year.
'Huge question mark' over Marokopa children missing with dad
Three children missing with their father for a year may be feeling anxious about being isolated from other family members for so long, a clinical psychologist says.
Man dies at Whangamatā beach
A man has died in a 'water-related incident' in the Coromandel Peninsula holiday town of Whangamatā.
Five youths arrested in Hamilton over vehicle thefts
Police said they found hammers, a machete and a bag of coins inside the vehicles.
Hamilton police chase ends in fiery crash, suspect in custody
The vehicle was stopped with a "tactical manoeuvre", police said, before it crashed into a fence and caused a fire.
