The Waikato Expressway team has adopted a wayward kitten found at its Huntly project office.

A Huntly woman has been banned from owning animals for five years after a small wound on her cat's back grew to the "size of a palm" because she didn't take it to the vet for months.

Police have confirmed they have found the suspected armed driver of a car which fled a domestic in Huntly.

A person is dead after a crash involving a car and motorbike on Harris Rd in Huntly, taking the Queen's Birthday Weekend road toll to eight.

A neighbour has spoken of seeing the skin on one boy's arm "totally gone" following a car fire that left four children injured.

A man has died after a stack of panels fell on top of him at factory in the Waikato town.

A child who crashed a stolen car down a bank in Waikato while speeding away from police should pay up, the vehicle's owner says.

Traffic is easing for drivers trying to get onto State Highway 1 from Mangatarata but there were still delays, NZTA says.

Police are investigating after the body was discovered near Huntly.

A woman who crashed her vehicle into a house in Huntly this morning has been charged with dangerous driving and excessive breath alcohol.

Hamilton and Huntly are areas drawing house hunters unable to buy in the big smoke.

Martin Hutchin sold investment properties in Invercargill and Huntly and was described as a "risk to the community".

Solid Energy acting chairman Andy Coupe admitted it was "unlikely" that any sale, or sales, would cover its outstanding debt.

Genesis Energy announced its last two coal-burning electricity generators at Huntly Power Station will be shut down.

Mr Key said Solid Energy had $300 million of outstanding debt and was in a "precarious position".

A 20-year-old man died following a head on collision near Huntly last night.

Huntly Police are appealing for information after a woman was sexually assaulted while walking through a local reserve overnight.

The deaths of a young mother and her newborn son might have been prevented had the mother received the care of an obstetrician in hospital, a coroner says.

Emergency services are on their way to Pukekawa, north of Huntly, where a light plane may have crashed this afternoon.

A man has handed himself in after a crash left live power lines dangling over the rear entrance of the Huntly Fire Station.

Distinctive engraved World War 1 medals could help identify burglars who robbed a Waikato home on the weekend, police hope.

A vehicle's collision with a cow north of Huntly has closed a section of road running adjacent to the Waikato expressway.

Six people have been injured during two crashes near Huntly, one of them seriously. Traffic has been backed up on State Highway One for 14 kms.

At least 11 patrol cars and the police helicopter unnecessarily pursued a motorcyclist at speed when he crashed and suffered brain injuries, a police review has found.

A Waikato man will spend his 18th birthday in court today following a lengthy police pursuit early this morning.

A man who tried to incite a crowd in a Hamilton bar by referring to the Christmas Day attack on two police officers in Dargaville is facing aggravated robbery charges.

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