Waikato
'May you rot in prison' - Murdered woman's mother
Raewyn Richmond, whose daughter Kim was murdered by her partner, says they hoped he'd get a longer non-parole period, after he was sentenced to 11 years in Hamilton today. She told reporters her… Video, Audio
Robbers smash into two Waikato McDonald's
Staff in two Waikato McDonald's were forced to hide as robbers smashed their way into the restaurants and took the tills.
A train between Hamilton and Auckland?
Susan Trodden has been advocating for a train between Hamilton and Auckland for more than six years - and with the prospect closer now than ever before, she joins us to talk about the benefits of such… Audio
$30m for Dairy Goat Research
A Primary Growth Partnership programme between the government and the Waikato-based Dairy Goat Co-operative will see $29.6 million dollars funnelled into research in the hope it'll lead to an almost… Audio
Captain John Charles Fane Hamilton statue defaces
We know what is happening with confederate statues in the American south. Now the friendliest man in Hamilton, so-called because people pose with him in a variety of situations, Captain John Charles… Audio
Waikato bus drivers go on strike for third time
More than 100 Waikato bus drivers are today on strike for the third time after bargaining failed with Go Bus.
English urbanite turned Kiwi sheep farmer
Sophie Barnes was supposed to be an architect whose life changed the day she helped deliver a lamb. Now the 26-year-old lives on a farm near Taumarunui. Audio
Tourists robbed after car was blocked at Turangi
Two Colombian tourists were robbed after their car was stopped just south of Turangi yesterday afternoon.
Police treating sudden death as 'unexplained'
Police are attending a sudden death at Castle Rock, west of Whitianga.
Mormon temple closes for earthquake strengthening
New Zealand's only Mormon temple is to close for three years while earthquake strengthening and renovations take place.
'Horrendous' lightning strike shatters windows
A clean-up is continuing in a small Waikato town where lightning strikes wreaked havoc this morning. Video
Hamilton bus strike: Go Bus says fleet up to standard
Hamilton-based bus company Go Bus is rejecting striking drivers' claims they have been asked to drive old and faulty buses. Audio
Waikato bus drivers striking over pay and ageing fleet
More than 100 Waikato bus drivers will strike tomorrow over pay issues and concerns over Go Bus's ageing fleet. First Union's Transport and Logistics organiser Jax Oldham talks to John Campbell. Video, Audio
Taupō teens 'frightened' as sinkhole formed
Two teenagers have described how "frightening" it was to see land moving from under them. Audio
Exhibition a tribute to wāhine stance on the marae
Hinewirangi Kohu Morgan uses Tāonga Pūoro (Māori instruments) as a tool of healing with victims of sexual assault. In the exhibition The Right to Speak she has created a carved hue (gourd), based on a… Audio
Ten-metre sinkhole opens up in Taupō
A large sinkhole has appeared in a suburban street in Taupō after a water main broke.
Man killed by rolling car named
A man who died after tripping and falling underneath his own car has been named by police as Anthony Yung.
Rangiriri Paa: cultural site an example of collaboration
A scaled representation of Rangiriri Paa in North Waikato has won a number of awards since the cultural development opened late last year. Rangiriri Paa is the site of the 1863 Battle of Rangiriri but… Audio, Gallery
Hamilton police investigate indecent assaults
Police in Hamilton are reviewing CCTV footage after two indecent assaults in the staff carpark at Waikato Hospital on Friday afternoon.
Cyclist dead after being hit by a car
A cyclist has died after being hit by a car in Waikato tonight.
