A campground has been closed during the peak summer holiday season while council officials investigate a complaint over the alleged conduct of its manager.

A Matamata pedestrian has had a miraculous escape from serious injury after being hit by a truck this morning.

Waikato towns are on the list but businesses are sick of waiting for ultra-fast broadband. And some have even taken matters into their own hands. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Waikato towns are on the list but businesses are sick of waiting for ultra-fast broadband. And some have even taken matters into their own hands. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

An army truck was carrying live ammunition when it collided with a carload of Mongrel Mob Notorious members.

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Only five days into November, 10 people have already died on our roads, and police fear another 60 to 70 people could be killed before the end of the year.

It's just the third day of November yet eight people have already died on the country's roads.

Corbin Morgan, 16, was killed in a car crash while travelling back from a farm where he worked with three friends to raise funds for a rugby trip to Argentina.

A car is blocking a railway track in Matamata after crashing into a warning light pole.

A campground manager who offered Hobbiton-bound tourists free accommodation in return for alcohol is under investigation by his employer.

A motorcyclist is believed to have crossed the centre line and crashed into a car near Matamata yesterday.

A motorcyclist has died after a crash near Matamata.

Two cars and a Hobbiton tour bus crashed in Matamata this afternoon, injuring four people.

Waihi police investigating the break-in at the town's Mobil service station, the fourth business to be targeted in Eastern Waikato over the past two days.

Two aggravated robberies which occurred within minutes of each other in the Waikato are not linked, police say.

An elderly Opotiki man remains in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital after crashing his campervan near Matamata yesterday.

Fire crews are dealing with a truck fire on State Highway 29, south of Matamata this morning.

They came out of Africa and into Matamata, and brought some exotic friends with them - including Bassoon the American bison and Mr and Mrs Ostrich.

A father and his three children spent a night in the bush after getting lost overnight while tramping near Matamata.

Matamata's Hobbiton movie set last night hosted a group of international cruise customers accompanied by some Hobbit cast and crew.

A pregnant woman was trapped by a trailer on a rural property near Matamata yesterday.

The racing community is grieving after death of a passionate racing enthusiast who died when the car she was driving hit a horse last night.

The 'H's: Hobbit holes, horses and heartfelt hospitality, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Police are amazed a head-on collision between two trucks - one carrying hazardous materials - didn't end up being a lot more serious.

A truck that rolled onto its side after hitting a bridge has blocked State Highway 29 near Matamata in both directions.

Motorists are being told to expect delays around Matamata this morning after a heavy truck and trailer rolled in the early hours of this morning.

Danielle Wright follows the tour buses to a sheep and beef farm in Matamata for the Hobbiton Movie Set Tour.

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