Waikato

A tornado has taken down powerlines and trees and lifted a roof in the Hauraki District this afternoon - one resident said he saw corrugated iron roofing flying through the air.

The gates at Fieldays are officially open with farmers, growers, buyers, sellers and families streaming into Mystery Creek.

Community leaders say most people are more concerned about getting by day to day than worrying about an election that does not affect who is in power.

A street and park in central Hamilton have had their names officially changed to recognise the areas Māori heritage.

A truck and trailer unit carrying heavy machinery is has caught fire on State Highway 27 in Waikato, blocking the road at Matamata.

More than 20 people are facing charges after a beach hop event at Whangamatā on the Coromandel Peninsula this weekend.

Police are investigating an assault on a young person in Hamilton this afternoon.

The Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge returns to roads this weekend for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began, to the relief of Taupō businesses.

Ngaati Wairere have filed a Treaty of Waitangi claim over a proposed housing project in Hamilton, saying they were never consulted despite strong historical ties to the site.

Emergency services are responding to reports of trees that have fallen down on vehicles near Hamilton.

Police are appealing for information after a woman was assaulted in her Ngaruawahia home in Waitako during a burglary.

An investigation is underway after an incident involving a police vehicle that hit a pedestrian near an intersection in Hamilton.

Police are dealing with three serious crashes, with two people left in a critical condition.

Some Waikato kiwifruit growers will have no income next year and others will have crops that will not cover the cost of production, following a heavy frost.

The owner of a horse that had to be euthanised after suffering serious injuries while trying to escape backyard fireworks is angry there is nowhere to report the death.