The weather gods are not shining on New Zealand this weekend.

Police seek sightings of SUV and ute in connection with Rick Hayward's disappearance.

Look out Bulgaria, here come the Kiwis. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The bylaws have been in force for years, but it seems few may have heard of them

29 Kiwis are heading to World Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

One of the Waikato's largest homes, which boasts a private boat ramp, is on the market.

Police say the woman hit a pipe that had a shotgun shell in it, which 'shot' her friend.

Jaedyn Randell, 16, has been cast as Disney's Moana in the Te Reo version of the hit film.

Healthier food and drink and more exercise have cut preschoolers' tooth decay by a fifth.

Move over L&P, here comes the Paeroa Mural. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Police suspect possible foul play over missing Hamilton man Frederick "Rick" Hayward.

Jacob Campbell Thomas Woods, 18, died in a workplace accident at Torpedo 7 on Wednesday

Person trapped after crash in Whatawhata.

Father-of-two Rick Hayward has been missing since 2013.

A man was crushed to death between a swing lift and a shipping container in Hamilton.

A person at a Hamilton warehouse has received life-threatening injuries this evening.

Lisa Lewis says she's had a narrow escape, after being "hunted" across Hamilton.

Family have misgivings about report but accept son was holding gun when shot

Where were people hit hardest by crime over the last few years - and why? Find out here.

Farmers moving to apps for real-time data. Made with Funding from NZ On Air.

Warehouse staffer clings to speeding car's bonnet as thief tried to escape.

"It must be really annoying having to cut it with a knife."

A dishwasher caught fire in the kitchen of a Hamilton home this morning.

Dairy farmers won't have to pay for their climate pollution yet, the Govt says.

Two Hamilton men have discovered a gene which allows cows to tolerate high temperatures

Anthony Brett Clegg, 39, arrested after a fortnight on the run from police.

It's not all the about the animals - Fieldays its looking after farmers' health too.

A man who purported to be a qualified psychologist has withdrawn his guilty pleas.

Meet the eight rural blokes who are in the running to win a coveted Golden Gumboot.

The wet weather peaks on Tuesday, before clearing for the opening of Fieldays on Wednesday