Waikato
On the job with an Artificial Breeding Technician
Gisela Bach is a Waihi dairy farmer and qualified as a vet in her home country Spain. She's been in New Zealand nine years and spends October and November artificially inseminating cows. Audio, Gallery
Driver dies in early-morning crash in Waikato
One person has died following a crash in Waikato early this morning.
Massive heritage park opens in Hamilton after 15 years in the works
After 15 years in the making a large heritage park in the middle of Hamilton city will be open to the public. Audio
Repairs to under-threat bridge to close SH1 in December
State Highway 1 between Taupō and Tokoroa will be closed near Atiamuri in early December to allow for urgent repairs to a bridge.
Māori representatives appointed to important council committees
Waikato District Council has voted to appoint Māori representatives to three of its major committees.
Police 'just driving around suburbia with guns' - resident
Residents and politicians fear new armed police teams are being used for lower-risk responses and "preventative patrolling" after an arrest in suburban Hamilton over the weekend. Video, Audio
'The Last Bastion' with Professor Pou Temara
Te Ahi Kaa is with revered orator and Māori language exponent, Professor Pou Temara who discusses the evolution of Māori customary practices as seen on the marae. The marae, a complex of buildings… Audio
Call to save endangered bats as city's sprawl threatens habitat
Forest & Bird are calling for better protection of an endangered native bat in Hamilton.
Police station, cars rammed: Officers open fire on pursuit vehicle
Police have arrested a 55-year-old man after a chase where a car rammed several cars and the gates of a police station.
Fine for leaking 2 million litres waste into river
The Hamilton City Council has been fined $54,000 for discharging nearly 2 million litres of wastewater into the Waikato River for 19 hours.
A tale of three shepherds
Shepherding is more a lifestyle than a job for Kate White, Lesley Pollock and Kacey Johnson. They're among the youngest all women team of shepherds tin the country. Audio, Gallery
Sneak peak inside Waikato's new $74m theatre
The government will chip in with $12 million from the Provincial Growth Fund to help build a 1300-seat theatre in Waikato, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced.
Man sought after Waikato firearms incident located
A 38-year-old man wanted in relation to a firearms incident in Waikato last week has been found.
Cameras to help boaties over dangerous bar crossings
Cameras providing live images for boaties of three dangerous bars on Waikato's west coast are now up and running.
Hamilton City Council chief calls for election reform
Hamilton City Council chief executive Richard Briggs is calling for reform of local government elections, which he says are demonstrably broken.
Spectacular Speckles are turning heads
There's a lot of chatter about Speckle Park cattle. The Canadian breed is the fastest growing cattle breed on the planet. New Zealand farmers are jumping on board. Beef farmers like Speckle Parks… Audio, Gallery
Woman convicted over death of Ngaruawahia man has sentence reduced
One of eight people convicted over the death of a Ngaruawahia man last year has had her sentence reduced.
Officer who fired 21 shots at driver justified - IPCA
The actions of a police officer who fired at a driver who repeatedly tried to run him over were reasonable, the Independent Police Conduct Authority has found.
Dairy firm cops hefty fine for smell that caused sickness
A dairy company has received the largest ever fine imposed under the RMA in the Waikato region after an objectionable smell caused residents to vomit and suffer headaches.
Under prepared trampers put lives at risk
Police and searchers have recovered the body of a 51 year old woman who went missing and died while completing the Tongariro Northern Circuit. Searchers have also had to rescue a group of mainly… Audio
