Waikato

One of the bullets fired by a man charged with wounding four police officers shattered the sights of a rifle being held by an officer, a court has been told.

The trial of a man accused of shooting and wounding four police near Kawerau last year has been adjourned before any evidence was heard.

A woman who died of cancer was not told she had the disease until it was too late to save her, a report has found.

Two people have been killed in a crash between a car and a truck in the central North Island.

A man who escaped police custody in Waikato has been rearrested.

A man is on the run after escaping from police at Waikato Hospital yesterday.

Hamilton's Mayor is proposing that everyone but local ratepayers pays a $25 entry fee to see the city's themed gardens.

Two people had to be rescued from the Raglan Harbour this afternoon after the small boat they were in overturned.

Four teenagers have been arrested by the AOS in Hamilton following a spate of robberies and ram raids.

One man has died at a rural property in Waikato after an accident with farming equipment early this evening.

Police divers have discovered a body in their search for a missing swimmer in Lake Karapiro.

Two people who lived in a house damaged by fire in Waikato are believed to have been away from the property when the blaze broke out.

A search for a man missing at Lake Karapiro has so far failed to find him.

A Hamilton-based chemical cleaning company has been fined $39,000 after toxic chemicals got into Paeroa's stormwater system.

A six-year-old boy is in a serious but stable condition in Waikato Hospital after he was hit by a trailer being towed by an SUV.