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".

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.

A motorist who was snapped driving at 170km/h on a north Waikato road then blew over twice the legal alcohol limit when he was pulled over, police allege.

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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A man convicted of murdering his girlfriend's father has been sentenced to at least 14 years in jail.

The knifepoint robbery of a Huntly dairy last week highlights the fact that tobacco is increasingly becoming a target for criminals, say police.

A man who set fire to his wife on a rural Waikato roadside before fleeing to Fiji has been sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 14 years and six months for her murder.