Vic Maffey went to Hinuera School in the 1920’s and helped rebuild some of the school after a fire in 1972. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

As Hinuera School marks 125 years of education Matamata resident Ethel Gray returns to check up on the trees she planted 80 years ago. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Matamata residents look back on their memories of the Matamata Memorial Centre which is set to be demolished at the end of the month making way for a new multi-purpose facility. - Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Matamata residents look back on their memories of the Matamata Memorial Centre which is set to be demolished at the end of the month - making way for a new multi-purpose facility. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A new 6 million dollar development is about to be built on the corner of Tainui and Tui streets in Matamata - but first the Council borough building dating back to the 1940's must come down. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A new 6 million dollar development is about to be built on the corner of Tainui and Tui streets in Matamata - but first the Council borough building dating back to the 1940’s must come down. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Hauraki District Mayor John Tregidga is optimistic about the future of his region - but wants government agencies bought back to the district. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Lost American tourist found cold and wet after getting lost on a Waikato walking track.

Police said the man, in his 30s, had failed to meet up with a friend.

Manager of council holiday park resigns after allegations of misconduct. New details emerge

A 24-year-old farm worker whose vehicle crashed into a ditch made a fateful decision to continue his journey home on foot.

A car and a freight train have collided at Matamata in Waikato.

People failing to pronounce Maori place names correctly "boggles the mind" of one Auckland woman, and presumably the thousands of people who viewed her online video.

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.

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.

Shocked friends and schoolmates pay tribute to teenager killed after the car he was travelling in crashed near Matamata.

The elderly man killed in a light plane crash at Matamata Aerodrome has been described as an aviation enthusiast, and a brilliant pilot.

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.