Waikato

She lived at the rehabilitation home after suffering a traumatic head injury in a car crash last year, police say.

The critically-threatened Mahoenui giant wētā has been bred in captivity for the first time in decades - at a new centre especially set up for the task.

Councillor Geoff Taylor called the app a luxury at a time when ratepayers were facing the biggest rate increase in two decades.

An engineer who forged the signatures of higher qualified colleagues is to be sentenced in the Rotorua District Court.

The search for the man who went missing off the coast of Raglan more than two weeks ago has been paused.

The extra beds would take longer than the four-years covered in this week's budget announcement to deliver, the Corrections Minister told RNZ.

World Champion Luke Humphries and teenage superstar Luke Littler will headline a star-studded line-up when the World Series of Darts returns to New Zealand in August.

The government has clarified just how many beds the Waikato prison will get after a series of maths gaffes - 455, 600, 810 or 1865? Audio

Waikato Museum will close for renovations for months after it failed to secure national and international exhibits because of humidity and temperature control issues.

Police say a person has died after a crash near Te Awamutu.

Police executing a raid in Taumarunui say they have seized a stash of drugs, guns and cash.

The cost of having a weekend burial in South Waikato could be about to skyrocket. Audio

But Waikato Regional Council, which is in charge of it, says that doesn't tell the whole story.

She was taken to hospital with serious head injuries.

The blaze has been extinguished, with crews dampening down hot spots.

Advocacy groups say the train service is "developing well", but the transport minister says it's one of NZ's most heavily subsidised public transport services.

The owner says he's worried about robberies in the area, but the locals need a store to "provide their daily needs". Audio

The Bay of Plenty/Waikato Magic have held on for a thrilling 52-49 win over the Northern Stars.

A man who tried to break up a fight over a messy kitchen ended up being fatally stabbed in the neck, while another man was stabbed in the shoulder.