Waikato

Police are continuing to search for 24-year-old Travis, who has been missing since 17 January.

The printer arm moves around building up layers, says one of those involved in the country's first 3D printed show home.

The highway is currently closed at Mangaokewa Road.

The search for a person seen struggling in Waikato River on Tuesday evening is now focused on the riverbanks around Waipa.

Police say they recovered 45 trolleys, gave verbal warnings to seven people and charged six others with historical offences including theft, assault and bail breaches.

SH1 between Tūrangi and Waiouru - including the Desert Road - closed on 13 January.

Heavy rain warnings and watches have been issued, and people are being told to be prepared.

A mum is calling for change after her child's lip was torn open when a menacing dog bit her on the face at a Hastings property.

Jainesh Prasad carried out a campaign of control and violence, isolating, abusing and beating a woman for 12 months.

Residents reportedly heard a loud bang before the electricity went off.

Emergency services were called to the car crash near Te Kauwhata on Thursday evening.

A source inside Waikato Hospital said the acute demand had increased significantly.

Waikato police are appealing for sightings of a young woman missing from Ngāruawāhia since Friday.

People in Auckland and Waikato heading into the coming long weekend should keep their plans flexible as there could be some rain on the way.

One person has died and another is seriously injured after a crash south of New Plymouth.

Residents are being warned to brace for heavy rain and gale-force winds as a subtropical low sweeps down from Northland.

There is a high chance of the heavy rain watch upgrading to a warning in Northland.

Former policeman Stephen Parsons bought a 1990 Mitsubishi V3000 and set about transforming it into a replica of a Ministry of Transport Traffic Safety Service vehicle.

Emergency services are responding to a bus crash near Hamilton.