Waikato

There have been three possible sightings today of Travis Langford who disappeared six weeks ago.

A Ngaruawahia woman who ripped her baby off a hospital's oxygen machine while abusing concerned medical staff has been sentenced.

Two people remain in a critical but stable condition in hospital.

A Waikato high school said it closed on Friday out of an abundance of caution after receiving two threats on Thursday.

Police shot the animal and were investigating what had happened.

Hamilton police said in recent weeks they had received a number of reports about parcels going missing from doorsteps.

Patrick Neho helped a group of Kenyan-based scammers to launder more than $40,000 of hard-working Kiwis' money.

The Auckland Phoenix have handily beaten their countrymen rivals Wellington Phoenix 6-1 at Go Media Mount Smart Stadium.

Police say a 25-year-old man has been taken into custody.

Olympian Nicole van der Kaay is bringing back the fun in 2025. Audio

A funding boost has been announced for conservation body QEII National Trust, as well as a $750,000 injection for a Waikato conservation project.

15-year-old Jayden Disher died in 2019 in what Rachael Schmidt-McCleave found to have been an accidental electrocution.

FENZ says 14 houses were evacuated as a precaution but had since returned.

Police say they were called to Winstone Avenue in the suburb of Chartwell at about 5am after reports of gunshots.

In a physical, low scoring game, Damian McKenzie was the difference for the visitors

A New Zealand university is using facial recognition on students at one of its overseas campuses in China.

Staff says it's "a sad and upsetting" day for workers and the town.

The government and the Reserve Bank came to a major realisation too late, experts say.

A data entrepreneur says facial recognition could be used in classrooms to call the roll.

Hamilton's recent run of hot days likely beats anything the city has experienced since temperature records began, says a climate scientist.