Waikato
M bovis notice to cull: 'You just suffer in silence'
Henk Smit is hurting. M Bovis has been found in his herd and that means culling 800 calves and cows from two farms. He's finding attending to the paperwork and dealing with agencies managing the… Audio
Counting Heads
Every year for the past 18 years, Welsh farmer Rhys Howatson has spent a few weeks in New Zealand pregnancy scanning sheep. He's scanned millions of them. Audio
Entrepreneur plans to build 70m high bungy tower
A young entreprenuer once afraid of heights wants to build the country's highest wooden structure - a bungy tower - in the middle of Waitomo farmland. Video, Audio
Final reading of treaty settlement for hapū destroyed by Crown
A Waikato-Tainui hapū which was left landless and had its community destroyed by the Crown had the final reading of its Treaty of Waitangi settlement in Parliament today.
Why are there so many problems with our new expressways?
Ruts are already forming in parts of the new multimillion-dollar Waikato Expressway, leaving truckies frustrated and roading bosses saying it could be months before they are fixed. Audio
Man found dead in Waikato named
Police have released the name of a man found dead in his Waikato home on Saturday.
Students allowed to go home after lockdown at two schools
Students from two North Island high schools were locked in their classrooms for several hours today while police investigated "information of concern".
NZ ‘not geared for affordable housing’
Smaller housing developers are being locked out by bureaucracy costs, and experts say the government must connect people with expertise so affordable housing, particularly for Māori, can be built. Audio
Safety concerns for missing Hamilton woman
Waikato police are worried for the safety of a woman missing since Friday morning.
Kiwifruit industry wins part of case against govt
The Kiwifruit industry has won part of its case against the government over the spread of the vine killing disease PSA. Video, Audio
Pedestrian fatally hit by car in Hamilton
A person has died after being hit by a car in Hamilton tonight.
One dead after Waikato crash
One person has died and another has serious injuries following a two car crash in Waikato.
Flipped truck blocks SH1 north of Taupō
The driver of a logging truck is in a serious condition after his vehicle rolled on State Highway 1 north of Taupō.
Matamata boy whipped up in tornado escapes with only grazes
A Waikato boy has had a lucky escape after he was swept up into the air by a tornado on his way home from school yesterday. Video, Audio
Police investigate death of Hamilton woman
Police are investigating the death of a 28-year-old woman in Hamilton.
50 years at Fieldays: Part Two
Geoff Laurent credits the agricultural event Fieldays with helping him grow his farming and veterinary equipment business into a multi-million dollar enterprise. He's been every year since it began. Audio, Gallery
50 years at Fieldays: Part One
Sir William Gallagher won't miss a Fieldays – he's been at all 50 of them. And he's not alone. Country Life meets Sir William and some other exhibitors who come back to the agriculture event year… Audio, Gallery
Coroner reserves decision on Nicky Stevens
The father of a young man who drowned after leaving the mental health unit at Waikato Hospital unsupervised says his care was a train wreck waiting to happen.
Farmer’s second herd infected with Mycoplasma bovis
Two more cases of Mycoplasma bovis have been confirmed, one near Hastings, and another managed by Waikato farmer Henk Smit near Cambridge, who has already lost one of his herds to the disease. That… Audio
Govt loans $10m for Mt Ruapehu gondola
Move over Queenstown and Rotorua, Mount Ruapehu is getting a gondola too...with the help of a $10 million government loan. The government says it could transform the central North Island, but some… Audio
