Waikato

One of the five Covid-19 cases linked to the Soundsplash music festival in Hamilton last weekend has been confirmed as having the Omicron variant.

Waikato police are investigating after a man's body was found in a parked car in the seaside town of Raglan last night.

A snorkeller has died in a water incident at Otara Bay in the Coromandel.

Several houses and a resthome are being evacuated in Taupō as a vegetation fire threatens properties.

People are advised to stay out of the water after a significant increase in cyanobacteria and E.coli levels.

There were two deaths after accidents in Waikato and Coromandel yesterday.

A cyclist has died following a crash in Te Aroha, in Waikato.

Auckland and Waikato have moved to a restricted fire season this morning.

A man has died and two children are in critical condition after the boat they were on capsized at Pauanui, Coromandel.

A person has died after crashing into a tree in Waerenga, Waikato this morning.

A body has been found in Waikato River, where police were searching for a swimmer missing since Monday.

The police dive squad is joining in the search for a swimmer missing in the Waikato River.

Police say emergency services received a report of a missing swimmer shortly after 6pm.

Emergency services are currently at the scene of an incident at a dirt bike park in Glen Murray, Waikato.

Staff at SkyCity casino in Hamilton have marked the start of the New Year by walking off the job.

An accessway to a treasured spot in the heart of Waikato is being reopened today, after being closed for more than three years.

The Thames-Coromandel District Council is appealing for witnesses after a century-old cenotaph was badly damaged.

Three of the five children involved in a crash in Matamata remain in a critical condition.

It's been a year since inmates at a King Country remand prison rioted, causing more than $25 million worth of damage.

Of the five children, aged 10 to 13, four remain in ICU in critical condition and one is in a stable condition.