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.

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.

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.

This month's toll of job losses is striking - but it's a reflection of a slowing of the Chinese economy. It's time to look for jobs that have a future.

The New Zealand Woman's Weekly celebrates its 80th birthday this year. Catherine Masters discovers how the magazine has reflected our lives over the decades.

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.

In a year when the national road toll fell dramatically, the carnage on Waikato roads actually increased. James Ihaka recounts the lives lost and the search for reasons why.