Hamilton and Waikato

Christchurch flights cancelled due to fog as rain batters North Island

Seven flights into and out of Christchurch have been cancelled on Saturday morning due to fog. Air N...

Defibrillator, drills stolen from Hamilton dental trailer

A "large quantity" of dental equipment, including a defibrillator and drills, has been stolen from a...

New Hamilton supermarket 'could be a game changer'

For nearly eight months, the people of the Hamilton suburb of Nawton have gone without a local super...

Man arrested, firearms and drugs seized in Taumarunui

A gang associate has been arrested and firearms, drugs, and cash have been seized following a search...

Hamilton health clinic pokes fun at road marking mistake

A medical centre in Hamilton has had to make an "urgent correction" after a new road marking in its ...

Waikato's severe midwife shortage tackled with new programme

A midwifery school set to open next year at the University of Waikato has been established to help r...

Good Sorts: Husband and wife save Hauraki's stray dogs

A husband-and-wife team who fostered 70 children over 18 years are now finding safe homes for the st...

Woman attacked and seriously injured by pack of dogs in Tairua

A woman in her sixties has been airlifted to hospital this morning after sustaining serious injuries...

Motorcyclist dead after crash with car in Te Kuiti

A motorcyclist is dead after a crash involving a car in Te Kuiti this afternoon. Police said the two...

Five people confirmed dead after head-on crash in Waikato

Five people have died in a head-on crash on State Highway 3 between Te Awamutu and Hamilton. Emergen...

Five people confirmed dead after head-on crash in Waikato

Five people have died in a head-on crash on State Highway 3 between Te Awamutu and Hamilton. Emergen...

Horror Waikato crash: Police focused on the 'why'

As Waikato reels in the wake of a horrific head-on collision that left five people dead yesterday af...

10-month-old baby's 'violent' death investigated as homicide

The "violent" death of a 10-month-old baby boy in Te Kūiti has led to police opening a homicide inve...

$80k reward for information leading to safe return of missing Marokopa kids

Police have announced an $80,000 reward for information that leads to the location and safe return o...

Kiwi start-up uses world-first tech on Hayden Paddon's new rally car

New Zealand rally driver Hayden Paddon's brand new electric rally car, using world-first technology ...

'Death in seconds': Hamilton thief steals poison from pest van

A Hamilton thief is gambling with their life after stealing a poison from a pest control vehicle ove...