Councils around the North Island are assuring residents of the safety of their water supplies following a gastro outbreak in Hawke's Bay.

Work is suspended at site where pylon collapsed, injuring a young man.

Communities are questioning the placement of high-risk sexual offenders near children after two cases involving three separate abusers emerged yesterday.

After six months, a Hamilton man finally tracked down a lost Lotto ticket in his messy work desk and nabbed a $333,333 prize.

Distressed kayaker who sparked a search on the Waikato River last night calls police to say he is alive.

Police are searching for a man who is believed to have been in a kayak without a paddle.

A man has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after a pylon collapsed where a new pole is being put in for an expressway.

A Waikato woman was arrested in October and accused of creating fake CVs so that Filipinos could work in New Zealand.

An employee sustained serious burns to his calves and arm when the adhesive he was using caught fire.

The male calf arrived in June, bringing the total number of white rhinos at the zoo to six.

A woman was indecently assaulted by an intruder with a long, bushy and unkempt beard as she slept in her Hamilton home early this morning.

An armed standoff in Hamilton has ended.

Police are appealing for witnesses who may have seen a male approach a 12-year-old girl in Hamilton.

An 8-year-old hit by a car in Hamilton picked himself up and continued walking to school.

Neil Rendle has his best friend - and a TV ad - to thank for saving his life.

A council worker and volunteer firefighter has admitted sparking four bomb threats after placing suspicious packages in two Hamilton parks.

Women's rights advocates have denounced the defence strategy of Northern Districts cricketer Scott Kuggeleijn, whose rape trial ended yesterday with a hung jury.

No plans to stand Northern Districts cricketer Scott Kuggeleijn down as he awaits another trial after hung jury for the alleged rape of a woman in Hamilton.

Labour has selected Jamie Strange to try to win back Hamilton East in 2017.

A silver and white car linked to the shooting of a 14-year-old boy in June has been recovered.

The Northern Districts cricketer on trial for rape has seen claims and counter claims in court today about the events leading up to .

Police are seeking a car in relation to the alleged attempted murder of a teenage boy in Hamilton. Police have identified a silver

Northern Districts cricketer on trial for rape says the complainant was dressed "provocatively" the night the alleged incident happened.

A witness in the rape trial involving a Northern Districts cricketer claims the alleged victim told him that she hadn't been raped and that she only wanted to "scare him".

Witness, who has known fast bowler Scott Kuggeleijn for most of his life, says what he originally told police was "a mistake" or "misinterpreted".

Engine trouble on a light plane prompted a full scale emergency at Hamilton Airport this morning.

Student who claims she was raped by a top cricketer says she didn't know why she didn't yell to her flatmates for help.

The woman who alleges she was raped by a Northern Districts cricket player has no memory of some of the events of the night, a jury has heard.

About 40 households in a remote area of Waikato have been without access to a reliable phone line for weeks.

Tax evader sentenced for repeatedly failing to pay Inland Revenue.