Waikato
Lawyers unhappy with access to clients at Springhill Prison
Waikato defence lawyers say it's virtually impossible to speak to their clients in Springhill Prison. Audio
Tribute to Tokanui patients unveiled
A memorial wall to honour patients buried in unmarked graves near the now closed Tokanui Psychiatric Hospital near Te Awamutu is to be unveiled today.
Dairy Series: Pregnancy Testing
Ask Robin Yeoman what he likes about being a dairy cow pregnancy scanner and he says, "the money". Then, more seriously, he says meeting all the farmers, chatting to them, and driving around the… Video, Audio
Dairy Recruitment John Fegan
Some dairy farmers have been laying off staff as they look at ways to reduce costs. Audio
Rowers with an eye to Rio competing at NZ Champs
Rowers hoping to compete at the Rio Olympics in August are at Karapiro this week for the New Zealand Rowing Championships. Audio
Sleepy, slippery driving likely killed driver
Driver fatigue and slippery roads could have been the cause of a fatal crash between a car and a truck in Waikato last night. District road policing manager Inspector Freda...
Slide company banned from Hamilton Gardens
A company operating an inflatable slide which collapsed while children were playing on it at the Hamilton Gardens has been banned from operating there.
Family a boon in Maori farming award
The re-development of a farm has helped a family with a sense of history reach the finals in the country's top Maori farming awards.
IPCA criticise police push at party
The police watchdog has found officers should not have used force against a woman worried about her teenage son at an out-of-control Hamilton party.
Stocktake of a new kind for farmers
While farmers may be used to taking headcounts for stock, they're now being asked to check the number of earth worms in their ground.
Girl bites would-be abductor in Waikato
Te Awamutu police are appealing for help to identify a vehicle in the attempted abduction of a 12-year-old girl, who escaped by biting her would-be kidnapper.
GP over-prescribed to drug addicts
Doctors are defending the controls around potent medicines, after a Hamilton GP was suspended for prescribing to drug addicts. Audio
Two years to catch up with GP's dangerous prescribing
A Hamilton GP is to get to practice as a doctor again, despite prescribing dangerously high doses of controlled medicine to drug-addicted patients. Audio
Homicide inquiry launched in Hamilton
The police have launched a homicide inquiry following the death of a 50-year-old woman in Hamilton.
One Man's Dream
Rod Millen is a New Zealand and international motor racing champion who has lived in the United States since 1978. He now commutes every two weeks between California and Hahei in the Coromandel . Rod… Audio, Gallery
Ecoblitz
An Ecoblitz combines measuring ecological diversity with enthusing high school students about science and their local environment Audio, Gallery
Iwi, high school aim for farming innovation
Five iwi who own the largest single dairy farming unit in Hauraki have joined with the local high school in a new education farming initiative.
Raglan's bridge jumpers vow to carry on despite tragedy
While the community of Raglan is reeling from the death of one of its teenagers, its tradition of bridge jumping looks set to continue.
Person comes forward over Raglan bridge death
A teenager who died after jumping from Raglan's Te Kopua footbridge is a local boy, Richard Keremeta. Audio
Divers join search for missing man
The police dive squad will this morning join the search for a man who went missing in the Waikato River near Taupo last night.
