The death of a man hurt in a Waikato crash has brought the holiday road toll to 10. A 20-year-old died of his injuries about 4pm in Waikato Hospital. A car he was in yesterday hit a van carrying five disabled children on SH1.

The holiday road toll has risen to nine following a crash involving two motorcycles on the Coromandel peninsula this afternoon.

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.

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.

Santa Claus is coming to town - and the weather is looking fantastic for his long ride down from the North Pole.

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.