Waikato

Coromandel locals are helping to pick up debris from a wrecked luxury launch.

The Waikato region is set to receive $1 million in funding to enhance resilience against flood risks in the Coromandel Peninsula.

Police searching for a Waikato teenager who has been missing for more than a week are searching a river in Hawke's Bay.

Four cows needed their tails amputated and 116 suffered pain and permanent damage after a farm manager deliberately broke the tails, some more than once.

A kākāpō that made an elaborate escape from Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari has been returned.

Defeated Minister of Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta says she hopes the gains for Māori over the last two Labour terms will not be wound back.

Three people have been charged with aggravated robbery and unlawfully using a motor vehicle following raids on two service stations in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Hamilton's business association said Fonterra's decision to stay was a win for the city and local businesses.

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The Port Waikato electorate by-election date has been announced this afternoon by the prime minister.

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The party is in mourning following the death of Neil Christensen, who was also New Zealand's only registered specialist poultry veterinarian.

Authorities say a large vessel that sank in the Coromandel region will only be recovered mid next week.

Waihi midwives says the closure of the Waikato town's birthing centre will likely see babies born on the side of the road.

The principal of Huiakama School in Taranaki-King Country wants her community to know its polling booth will not be open on election day.

Police have investigated 14 reported sightings of Waikato fugitive Tom Phillips in the past month.

Waka Kotahi is fast-tracking the repair of State Highway 25A, with the major road set to open at the end of March next year.

Snow warnings have been issued for roads, winds could reach gale force for much of the country and some Cook Strait ferries have been cancelled for a second time this week.

Police earlier this month said Naya Rapiu Fabian Wharekura of Ngāruawāhia had breached his bail conditions.

A second Waikato birthing centre in a matter of days has announced it is closing its doors.