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Whangamatā GP awarded QSM
Dr Michael Miller is acknowledged for services to rural health in the New Year Honours.
Hot and humid today - and dry for most - rain likely tomorrow
Rain-soaked campers can look forward to a brighter first day of 2024.
Holidaymakers drenched as wild storm rolls through NZ
Keeping you posted with the latest wild weather.
What Summer festivals are happening in the Waikato in 2024?
The region will be abuzz with lots of music festivals.
Popular holiday destinations pass 30C as Auckland, Northland face thunderstorms
One town reached around 33C.
A year in review: What moved the Waikato in February 2023?
As the year draws to a close, Waikato Herald is taking stock of 2023.
A year in review: What moved the Waikato in January 2023?
As the year draws to a close, Waikato Herald is taking stock of 2023.
Weekend and Christmas Day weather for region
North Island will be under a moist and humid northerly air flow.
Focus: State Highway 25A - How a bridge saved a community
Chereè Kinnear travels to the Coromandel Peninsula to meet with the locals who were most impacted by State Highway 25A's closure. Video / Ben Dickens and Chereè Kinnear Additional Cinematography / Corey Fleming Additional Cinematography / Mike Scott
'We’re bummed': Local shows impacted by Sublime with Rome postponements
The band is set to part ways next year.
Watch: Aerial footage reveals scale of multimillion-dollar mansion fire
$3.7m home wrecked on Saturday by a blaze that drew more than 40 firefighters.
Bay of Plenty roadworks: A summer holiday guide
Contractors will pause work from midday tomorrow through to 8am on January 8.
'Enslavement': Anti-vaxxer confronts judge at court bench, dragged by security
He argued 'just because people say the Earth is round, it doesn't mean that it is'.
Coromandel communities party in the streets as vital highway link reopens for Xmas
The news brings a welcome economic boost to the beleaguered Coromandel Peninsula.
'Emotional response' as Coromandel communities reconnected
Motorists can travel the quick way across the Coromandel Peninsula once again.
Devastating Coromandel fire: EV not to blame, $3.7m mansion owners thank community
Social media speculation had incorrectly blamed an EV for the fire.
'Absolutely critical': How SH25a bridge was built so quickly
Present were interests from local business groups, retailers and tourist operators.
From trolley duty to management and now community hero
After becoming pregnant, Sibley managed to complete high school while also working.
Fire destroys house at Cooks Beach, Coromandel
Smoke and flames could be seen from Whitianga.
Watch: First look at SH25A reopening months ahead of schedule
The news brings a welcome economic boost to the beleaguered Coromandel Peninsula.
Focus: State Highway 25A set to reopen
State Highway 25A will open in the coming days, reconnected by a new 124-meter bridge. Video / NZ Herald
'They have forgiven you': Man who stabbed brother in heart jailed
Joey Richards must serve a minimum of seven years in jail of a 12-year sentence.
Christmas lead-up sees roads closed across Coromandel, North Waikato
Waka Kotahi says road renewals season is almost at the halfway point.
Take a Coromandel holiday approved by science*
*Side effects may include sunburn and ice cream cravings. Always read the label.
Researchers prove that being in the Coromandel reduces stress and anxiety
The region has always claimed to be good for your soul - now it's backed by science.
Jo's hidden food forest flourishing in Coromandel subdivision
'I have always strived to be as self-sustaining as possible.'
David Tamihere appeal: Lawyer claims convictions relied on dangerous evidence
Swedish tourists Urban Hoglin and Heidi Paakkonen went missing in 1989.
Three Waikato houses stand out in national House of the Year Awards
A Cooks Beach home featuring local stone is one of three winning Waikato properties.
'You learn to live with it': Convicted double murderer David Tamihere on upcoming appeal
Next week he will finally have his chance to try and clear his name.
'Game-changer': Major Coromandel project nears completion
The $15.3 million project includes building a new commercial wharf and slipway.
New public housing on the way in Thames
New state houses for Thames will be ready early next year.
Coromandel camping sites full for summer
Some DoC campsites will operate at reduced capacity this summer.
State Highway 25A to re-open before Christmas
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Regional Manager of Infrastructure Delivery for Waikato/Bay of Plenty, Jo Wilton says the route will re-open by 20 December 2023, now that the decking is complete on the new 124 metre bridge, which spans the abyss that severed the highway in late January. Video / Waka Kotahi