Waikato
'Just chaos': too many patients, stretched staff a shock for ED visitor
A Bay of Plenty woman who waited 16 hours with her elderly father to get treatment at Waikato Hospital says she was shocked to learn how overwhelmed the emergency department was.
The 90s File - Richard Waugh
Twenty-eight-year-old Richard Waugh buys in 50 tonnes of waste vegetables each week to feed his herd. Audio
The 90s File - Richard Waugh
Twenty-eight-year-old Richard Waugh buys in 50 tonnes of waste vegetables each week to feed his herd.
AudioTe Huia train launched between Auckland and Hamilton
A regular train service connecting Hamilton with Auckland will begin next month making return trips from Frankton to Papakura twice a day during the week, and once on some Saturdays. The government… Audio
Te Kuiti school stadium project delayed as review backs ministry concerns
Key stakeholders are setting up a steering group to respond to the Education Ministry's concerns over the $7 million Te Kuiti sports stadium project.
New Te Huia train service: Why the mobility scooter ban?
A new commuter train service, Te Huia, is set to take to the tracks in the next two weeks linking the Waikato and Auckland. Audio
Prisoner dies at Spring Hill Corrections Facility
The man died last night and the facility's director says there's no sign the death is suspicious.
Homicide investigation launched after man dies in Morrinsville
Police have launched a homicide investigation into a man's death in Morrinsville. He was seriously injured and later died in hospital.
Waitomo district to have zero rates increase next financial year
The way in which Waitomo Mayor John Robertson announced the district is planning a nil rates increase for the coming financial year did not escape criticism from its councillors.
Valuing Māori heritage and culture in Kirikiriroa
A move to improve relationships between Hamilton City Council and tangata whenua and an invitation to the community to consider the value Māori heritage and culture brings to Kirikiriroa is taking… Audio
Two serious crashes in Waikato, one fatality
Police are attending to two serious crashes in Waikato.
Opposing the growth of Ōtorohanga pokies
Ōtorohanga's bid to change its gambling policy is being opposed by the Problem Gambling Foundation and Waikato District Health Board.
Dr Vincent O'Malley on the Waikato War
'Invasion and Conquest' is how historian Dr Vincent O'Malley describes the British colonial forces who raged war against the Tainui People. Te Ahi Kaa features a lecture from Dr Vincent O'Malley who… Audio
Two motorcyclists dead in separate crashes
Two motorcyclists have been killed in separate crashes this afternoon.
'We're making history': Waikato begins Covid-19 vaccinations
Twenty-eight people received the first of their two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine at a dedicated centre in Hamilton.
Ian the lettuce man
Ian Kerr grows a variety of lettuces and other greens on his Karapiro hydroponics operation, selling his produce at the Cambridge and Hamilton Farmers' Markets. He runs an accommodation business on… Audio
Memories from Colville
Les Ward's family arrived in the northern Coromandel Peninsula in the late 1890's having no idea of how challenging life on the land there would be - then and now. Audio
Memories from Colville
Les Ward's family arrived in the northern Coromandel Peninsula in the late 1890's having no idea of how challenging life on the land there would be - then and now.
AudioShould we be worried about new fault line discovered near Morrinsville?
Where cows were grazing last week, scientists are now poring over two trenches dug on farmland at Tatuanui near Morrinsville in the Waikato.
Testing station must pay $500,000 after customer fatally injured
A Hamilton vehicle testing station has been ordered to pay half a million dollars in fines and reparations.
