Waikato

Police have made a number of arrests in Waikato after uncovering firearms, cash and drugs as officers carried out lockdown compliance vehicle stops.

Cambridge police searching for 79-year-old Julie Guest have found a body in the Waikato River.

A pharmacy on the Coromandel Peninsula is calling on its community to get jabbed against the flu to make more space for Covid-19 vaccines.

Resource consents have been granted for a foam factory to be built at Ōhinewai in North Waikato.

The Coromandel community is cautiously optimistic it may have dodged a Covid-19 bullet - with widespread testing so far revealing no sign of the virus.

Kāwhia residents have shelved their hospitality towards visitors and holiday homeowners during lockdown.

A long-lasting underground fire at a Waikato rubbish dump has triggered charges that are heading to court.

The water quality of the Waikato River is still deteriorating despite many actions to improve it, a new report reveals.

Being challenged early on in her role as the new principal of Mercer School caused Paula Faitala to learn and recognise the significance of the whenua the school is on, which has led to it changing…

Hamilton police this morning impounded four vehicles as part of an operation targeting street racing and anti-social behaviour on the roads.

A Hamilton school board of trustees has pleaded not guilty to charges relating to the death of a student on a school trip early last year.

A year ago, a trial of armed police teams was scrapped with opponents adopting the slogan ‘Arms Down.’ One year on, some in the media are now amplifying calls for arming all officers after the death…

The first segment of the two million people in group 4 are now eligible to receive their Pfizer doses, beginning with 60 to 64-year-olds, the government has confirmed.

A Waitomo dairy farmer has been fined nearly $22,000 for removing dairy cows' tails.

Waikato's largest community Covid-19 vaccination centre will open on Tuesday with the capacity to vaccinate 1000 people per day.

The man who was shot dead by police in Hamilton fired a military-style semi-automatic weapon at officers.

A police officer was injured when he fell and hit his head during the incident in Hamilton last night where a man was fatally shot.

Police say they were confronted by an armed man and shots were fired by both officers and the man.