Waikato
Person dead, SH1 closed near Cambridge
One person has died after a truck and a vehicle crashed on State Highway 1 near Cambridge this morning.
Dairy owners resort to pricey security systems to thwart robber
Hamilton dairy owner Sandip Patel has installed aluminium cage-like doors to control who comes and goes from his shop. Video, Audio
Hunter shot and killed in Waikato
A hunter has died after being shot in the chest in the Kaimai-Mamaku Forest Park in Waikato.
Air NZ to close its Hamilton engineering base in May
Air New Zealand has confirmed its Hamilton engineering base will close at the end of May.
Casting For Recovery
Each year women with breast cancer have the opportunity to get away from it all with Casting for Recovery. Country life joins a group as they enjoy the tranquillity of the country-side and, under the… Audio, Gallery
CEO CV checks
The disgraced former chief executive of the Waikato District Health Board got the job despite being fired from a job in Canada. Geoff Plimmer of Vitoria University explains if CEO applicants CVs… Audio
Nigel Murray's spending 'an affront' to New Zealanders
A major investigation has slammed unauthorised and unjustified spending by the former CEO of the Waikato DHB, and says the board and chair at the time did not provide reasonable oversight of his… Audio
'I wish I never met Nigel Murray' - former DHB chair
Former Waikato DHB chairman Bob Simcock blames the accounts department for paying disgraced former CEO Nigel Murray's expenses, and says the State Services Commission's investigation doesn't… Video, Audio
Toilet for people with profound disabilities opens in Hamilton
The first fully-accessible public toilet and bathroom facility in New Zealand designed for people with profound disabilities has opened in Hamilton. Video
Teen arrested over Hamilton dairy robbery
A 17-year-old man has been arrested over the robbery of a Hamilton dairy in which the owner was attacked with a machete.
Ngāruawāhia rail bridge dangers: 'You won't ever stop it'
The dangers of crossing Ngāruawāhia's rail bridge - which claimed the life of a young girl last night - are well-known by locals, but they say they can't stop people from doing it.
Girl 'playing' before hit by train at Ngāruawāhia
The 11-year-old killed by a train on a rail bridge in Ngāruawāhia, north of Hamilton, was playing with friends and unable to get out of the way, Waikato's mayor says. Audio
Dairy robberies: Plea for cigarette vending machines
Angry dairy and convenience store owners in Hamilton are demanding that the government fund cigarette vending machines in shops to help discourage robberies.
Girl dies after being hit by train at Ngāruawāhia
A girl has died after being hit by a freight train on a railway bridge at Ngāruawāhia, north of Hamilton.
Robbery with hammer: 'Violence ... before the actual demands'
A Hamilton shopkeeper has been left with significant injuries after three robbers with a hammer arrived as he was opening.
NZ firm that breached UN sanctions waits for fine
A Hamilton-based aircraft company that has admitted breaching UN sanctions by exporting replacement parts to North Korea will have to wait to learn how much it has been fined.
Bank robber in wig and glasses threatens teller, customers
A man disguised in a wig and glasses has robbed a Hamilton bank after threatening a teller and bank customers.
Hamilton mayor drops plan for name change
Hamilton mayor Andrew King has dropped his plan to get the city council to look at the idea of changing the name of the council from Hamilton to Kirikiriroa.
Dairy owner feared for his life in machete attack
Sandip Patel suffered a fractured skull and cuts to his hands and arms during a robbery yesterday, in which two men stole cash and cigarettes before fleeing in a stolen car. Video, Audio
Two teens arrested over Tokoroa gunpoint robbery
Police have arrested two teenagers after a gunpoint robbery in Waikato.
