The identity of a woman at the centre of an alleged $1.4 million Waikato bank fraud has been revealed.

Police are believed to have tracked the movements in Waikato of two men who knew Carmen Thomas - at the time that her car was abandoned in Hamilton.

Bic Runga is returning to the live stage as the support act for Leonard Cohen's tour in late October.

The family of missing woman Carmen Thomas says innocent lives may be at stake as long as her killer is free.

Police have asked for the public's help to track two armed robbers who stole cigarettes and tobacco from a Hamilton diary on Sunday.

A man caught travelling at 164km/h in the BOP had other motorists to blame after he was found with a breath alcohol reading over twice the legal limit.

Hamilton police are praising neighbours for helping to catch brother and sister burglars yesterday.

Waikato look to extend their dominance at the national badminton championships.

A police car stolen from a checkpoint in Hamilton in the early hours of today has been found.

A shattered family is waiting for answers after a seemingly healthy teenager was found dead in bed without any apparent cause.

The High Court has reserved judgment on an appeal by the Crafar dairy farming family against convictions and sentence for dirty dairying.

Carmen Thomas' mother broke down at a police press conference today after being asked if she was prepared for police to find her daughter dead.

The mother of missing Auckland woman Carmen Thomas last night spoke of her grief, as police revealed new details of items missing from her car.

Several items belonging to missing Auckland mother Carmen Thomas and her car are unaccounted for, say police.