Most girls play with dolls but 12 year old Tayla Hansen would rather be outside playing with Zeus, a bull that is 15 times her size. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A mother has admitted neglect after drink-driving with her 3-year-old son on her lap.

Anna Roiall says her Huntly property on Riverview Road was flooded because of the local council's lack of regular maintenance. Made with funding by NZ on Air.

A Huntly resident whose house was hit by a landslide still doesn't know when he can return after the region was hit by a "once in

Geoff O'Sullivan was just about to put his home on the market when he heard an "almighty boom".

Burglars who threatened a Hamilton dairy owner with a gun and baseball bat while they raided his till were caught trying to make a getaway.

The father of two Australian boys killed in a triple fatal at Huntly on Monday has spoken out, thanking New Zealanders for their kindness and support.

The retired violin teacher of a Kiwi orchestral musician who survived Monday's triple fatality said she was the best pupil he ever taught.

A victim of the horrific crash at Huntly and his Kiwi partner who survived the crash were "an example to most parents", their neighbour says.

A woman who was one of the first to scene of a fatal crash in Huntly has described how she found a young girl distraught in the backseat of the car.

SH1 north of Huntly has reopened after a motorcycle crash which left a man with life-threatening injuries.

A man has been critically injured after a motorbike crash in the Waikato this afternoon.

Two people are injured and a car is on its side following a crash near Huntly on the Waikato expressway.

The slaughterman whose cruel mistreatment of bobby calves was caught on camera has avoided jail.

Who We Are: David Fisher and videographer Mark Mitchell visit from Hicks Bay to Huntly in their search for what it means to be Kiwi in 2016.

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 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.

Sixty-five staff to axed as operator admits there is no chance whatsover of finding a buyer for Waikato mine that's cost about $500,000 a month to keep open.

A police communications spokesman could not confirm the address the call-out is focused around.

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".