The weather's going to be (finally) glorious for most of the country.

Residents are on the highest water alert level after one of its most important water mains ruptured when a large portion of the Waikato riverbank collapsed.

Police warn charges will be laid against those harbouring a wanted man.

A Huntly man stabbed his brother because he was too slow doing the laundry.

Most of the country can expect another warm, dry holiday weekend, but the West Coast is in for a wet one.

Authorities were called to a house in Hamilton after multiple reports of a firearm being shot on Sunday night, police said.

Former Hamilton high school teacher describes herself as a "Jekyll and Hyde drinker".

Name suppression has lapsed for the man charged with the manslaughter of a homeless Hamilton man.

Two teens lead police on an early morning pursuit across the Waikato.

The Armed Offenders Squad swarmed a Hamilton street last night where a man had reportedly run off with a shotgun.

A group promoting conversation about sexuality and gender diversity say they were effectively forced out of a Christian music festival.

A fire at a house in Hamilton was started by a group of "drunk hooligans", according to the Fire Service.

Volunteers are pollinating Dactylanthus plants on Mt Pirongia 'paint brush-style' in the hope to repopulate the maunga with the indigenous plant. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The search for a missing 21-year-old Hamilton man will continue this morning, after a friend lost sight of him in the Waikato River.

A Hamilton man is missing after a friend lost sight of him in the Waikato River early this morning.

A search is under way for a man seen getting into the Waikato River overnight.

Two teenagers were driving a stolen car when they sped past police officers and lost control, crashing into another driver just seconds after a chase began.

A wife watched in horror as her husband's truck bounced off the road, flipped and then skidded about 30m on its side as smoked poured from it.

Waikato Hospital does not have enough doctors and nurses to run its operating theatres at full capacity, resulting in between six and nine elective surgeries being put off each week.

Hamilton Police are investigating an early morning crash which saw a passenger flung from a vehicle.

The son of a Hamilton woman, who was texting and driving before she was killed in a crash, is pleading with drivers to put their mobile phones away.

Nearly 5000 people are now in the queue for social housing across the country.

Suspected ram raider turns car on chasing police vehicles in a dramatic pursuit.

An ingenious way to keep cool this summer using a slip 'n slide and a ride-on lawnmower.

The ToolShed in Hamilton has been ram raided for the second time in a month. Police are now hunting for a brown and red, "fairly

A man has allegedly been attacked by a patched Mongrel Mob member during a road rage incident in Hamilton.

Victim advocate Louise Nicholas says allegations Chiefs rugby players verbally abused two female parking wardens are "disappointing".

Parked car no problem for this Hamilton contracting crew who found a simple solution to their road block.

Kim Richmond was a devoted mum who would have been in contact with her children by now if she could, according to a good friend.

Police are investigating how an 18-month-old girl suffered "non-accidental injuries" after an incident near her Hamilton home.