Waikato
New Hamilton to Auckland train service announced
A new Hamilton to Auckland passenger train service called Te Huia will start in early April.
Positive Covid-19 case in Hamilton: 'People should not be alarmed'
The Ministry of Health is not advising any restrictions or cancellations of events after a former Pullman Hotel guest who has been isolating at home in Hamilton for a week tested positive. Watch the…
The Dream Team: Jess, David and Bronwyn Hill
A Raglan dairy farming family set up a wee milk bottling plant three years ago. They produced 30 litres of drinking milk a week and delivered it to local customers. Now they bottle and deliver 5000… Audio
Huntly: Undiscovered gem?
It's fair to say the town of Huntly has copped its share of flak, but some residents have been urging people to take a second look. Audio
Band gets their stolen equipment returned
Hamilton based band, The Monroes, were bereft at the end of last month when a trailer containing all of their equipment to perform was stolen from a secure storage facility. The gear has now been… Audio
One dead in SH1 crash in Kinleith
One person has died following a serious two-vehicle crash on State Highway 1 in Kinleith.
Police seek help to identify body found in Waikato River
Police are asking for help from the public to identify a man whose body was found in Hamilton last week.
Water restrictions to curb sprinkler use in Hamilton and Waipā
Hamilton and parts of Waipā district will be placed under alert level two water restrictions from tomorrow.
Fairfield Project restoring the Kukutāruhe gully
Jesse speaks to Vic Arcus who has been running the project for the past 6 years. Audio
NZ Wars: Stories of Tainui | Available February 12th
NZ Wars: Stories of Tainui is the next compelling chapter in RNZ’s award-winning documentary project on the New Zealand Wars. Video
Huntly boarding house fined nearly $9000 for breaches
A Huntly boarding house landlord has been fined nearly $9000 for failing to lodge bonds and overcharging rent to tenants.
Man dies following family incident in Hamilton
A man has died and police have begun a homicide investigation after he was injured in a family incident in Hamilton.
Summer Series - Wood Work
Greg Taylor is the son of a bushman and first started working in forests in the 1960s. For more than 40 years he's lived near Colville in the northern Coromandel where he grows trees, fells and mills… Audio
Turtle traps set up to stop 'growing problem at Cooks Beach'
Waikato Regional Council is having to set up turtle traps as ponds at a Coromandel beach have became inundated with the animals.
Tests rule out high dioxin levels after fire at landfill
Tests of soil near where a fire burned for three months underground at a Waikato landfill have not found any dangerous levels of highly toxic dioxins.
Fewer possums on Mount Pironga following 1080 drop - DOC
DOC dropped 1080 over 14,000 hectares of land in September.
Art trader says stolen Goldie a liability to thieves
An art trader has sent a stark warning to thieves who stole a Goldie painting in Hamilton.
Goldie painting stolen from Hamilton property
The painting, titled Sleep 'tis a Gentle Thing, was taken along with several valuable artworks over the Christmas-New Year period.
Two die in vehicle-related incidents on farms
Two people were killed in farm accidents yesterday.
Teenager who drowned in Lake Arapuni named
Police have named a man who died following a water incident in a Waikato lake.
