A woman who was allegedly violently assaulted by her partner attacked police officers who came to help her in Hamilton this morning, allowing her partner to get away.

Speed, alcohol and driver fatigue all appear to have been contributing factors in a crash on SH1 at Horotiu, north of Hamilton, today that has left two young men fighting for their lives.

A man was left fighting for his life after a stabbing in Whitianga in the Coromandel early today.

Hamilton police are appealing for help in identifying a limping man who leapt from a bridge into the Waikato River today.

The wife of Ross McSheffrey, who was pinned under his own bus yesterday, has paid tribute to his rescuers.

New Zealand take an unassailable 2-0 lead over Pakistan in their three-match Twenty20 cricket series.

Residents of the Claudelands area of Hamilton East are being urged to contact Waikato Hospital if they find any medical referral letters in their rubbish.

Two boys aged 14 and 16 have been charged with attempted murder after a police officer was attacked with a knife and a machete.

Hamilton Zoo have had an early Christmas present this year - four meerkats from Auckland Zoo.

Northerns Districts powered to an eight-wicket win over Canterbury in a domestic Twenty20 cricket match at Hamilton tonight.

Hamilton's new mayor is "horrified" by the $27.4 million paid by the previous council for staging the city's V8 Supercar race over the past three years.

A boy, 14, had to be restrained with handcuffs after he was caught allegedly drink driving.

An injured man broke a police officer's nose as the officer tried to help restrain him in an ambulance.