Waikato
Missing siblings' whānau call for solution
The mother of two children who have been missing since they left a CYF home 10 days ago says she is desperate to sort out their situation.
Home detention for bobby calf abuser
A Waikato man who admitted to the cruel treatment of bobby calves has been sentenced to 10 months home detention and 200 hours community work.
Man sentenced for mistreating bobby calves
A Waikato man has been given ten months' home detention and 200 hours' community work for wilfully and recklessly mistreating bobby calves at a pet food plant in Te Kauwhata last August. Video, Audio
Man stabbed in leg in Hamilton
A man has been taken to hospital after being stabbed in the leg during an altercation with another man in Hamilton.
Professional cricketer on trial for rape
Professional cricketer Scott Kuggeleijn has gone on trial in the Hamilton District Court accused of raping a woman after being out with her in May last year. RNZ reporter Andrew McRae joins Checkpoint… Video, Audio
Man charged over Southland baby death
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a three-month old Southland boy, more than two years after his death.
Midwives want fewer people at births
Midwives at Waikato Hospital say some family members attending births abuse them, steal property and cause general havoc while their loved ones are in labour.
Baby killer sentenced to 8 years in prison
The woman convicted of the manslaughter of three-year-old Moko Rangitoheriri is to appeal her sentence. Audio
Tornado rips through Te Awamutu property
A Te Awamutu family's calm night in front of the fire and TV changed in seconds when a mini tornado ripped through their yard. Audio
Mini tornado causes chaos in Te Awamutu
A Te Awamutu family had a lucky escape last night after a mini tornado ripped through their yard, tearing out the chimney and uprooting a giant Kowhai tree. Audio
Missing Hamilton girls found
Two girls reported missing in Hamilton since Sunday have been found safe and well, police say.
Police no longer concerned for siblings' safety
Police are no longer concerned for the safety of a teenager and his seven-year-old sister missing from their caregiver's home in north Waikato. Video
Waikato children missing since last night
Police say they are confident two children who went missing from a Waikato house are safe despite being missing since 10 o'clock last night. Video, Audio
Police searching for two children missing from Tuakau
Police searching for two children missing from Tuakau. We have latest from the police. Audio
Tainui looks around the world for inland port developer
Hamilton-based, Tainui Group Holdings, is looking around the world for a ports operator to develop its inland port as a freight hub for the Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga golden triangle. Audio
Search teams find Taupo 78-year-old's body
The body of a 78-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease missing has been found in forest north of his home.
Search continues for missing Taupo man
Police are continuing their search for an elderly man who has been missing for four days in the Taupo area.
Man shot by police in Rotorua in critical condition in Waikato
Man shot by police in Rotorua remains in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital's intensive care unit. Police say they had no option but to shoot after attempts to pepper spray and taser the armed… Audio
Calls for police to wear body cameras
There are calls for police to start wearing body cameras in the wake of the fatal shooting of Nick Marshall in Frankton on Tuesday. Kate Gudsell reports. Audio
Cordon still up after Hamilton police shooting
A police raid that ended with officers fatally shooting a 36-year-old Hamilton man happened in a matter of minutes, a local business owner says. Video, Audio
