Waikato
Bow ties and backpacks
Julian Goulding has swapped city life and a corporate wardrobe for bare feet, a t-shirt and life in the King Country. He's moved to Taumarunui where he has started a custom-made bow tie business… Audio
Campaign for rail commuter service to be election issue
A campaign for a daily commuter train service between Hamilton and Auckland is back on track with organisers determined to make it an election issue. Audio
Man charged with manslaughter after woman hit by vehicle
A man has been charged with manslaughter after a woman was hit by a vehicle in Taupō.
Woman dies after being hit by vehicle
Police are investigating the death of a woman struck by a vehicle on a property in Taupō.
'Tasman Tempest' caused $42m in damage
Insurance costs from the storm in March, which dumped a month's worth of rain on Auckland and Coromandel in just 24 hours, have hit $42 million. Video
Waikato Expressway reopens after crash
The Waikato Expressway on State Highway 1 in Pokeno has reopened after a serious crash.
Fatal house fire in Tirau
Police are investigating the cause of a house fire in Waikato that left one person dead overnight.
Two killed in two North Island crashes
A motorcyclist has died in the Waikato and another person is dead after a two-car crash in Hastings.
Shellfish collection bans for Waikato
Potentially deadly shellfish has prompted the government to ban people from collecting in some areas near Waikato River.
Anger after plaques stolen from war veterans' graves
Sixteen plaques were stolen from a Hamilton cemetery in the weeks leading up to Anzac Day, and this week a grave in Ngatea was desecrated. Audio
Family devastated by veteran's grave desecration
A WWII veteran's grave was desecrated in the lead-up to Anzac Day - with the flower bowl smashed and a bronze plaque missing - and is just one of several in South Waikato.
Police retrieving body from bush near Thames
Police are examining the area where a body was found in bush near Thames yesterday afternoon.
NZ's tourism sector to be judged as part of UN project
The sustainability of New Zealand's tourism industry will be part of the focus of a new United Nations study.
One dead after crash at rural Waikato intersection
One person has died and two others are injured after a serious crash in Waikato this morning.
Body found in bush in Coromandel
A body has been found in the bush near Thames, police say.
Rahui Papa - Waikato Land Wars
The memory of the Land Wars and confiscations were too fresh for Waikato and Ngati Maniapoto iwi who suffered many losses of life, including women and children. So when it came to enlisting in the… Audio
Rukuhia War Letters
Rukuhia Homestead is just south of Hamilton. It's been owned by the Glenn family since 1925 and when Val Glenn moved into what had been her grandparents house, she found a box of letters written… Audio
Two motorcyclists killed in tanker collision
Two motorcyclists are dead and SH1 is closed in both directions after they collided with a tanker north of Tokoroa.
Two in hospital after suspected gas leak
A woman is in a serious condition and another person is also in hospital after a suspected gas leak in Hamilton.
Waikato farmer saves 800 goats from flooding
A Waikato dairy-goat farmer spent the weekend trying to save his 800 goats after floodwater surged over his land, washing out his only access road.
