Latest fromOtorohanga District
Man charged over theft of 300-year-old bell
An unemployed man has been charged with stealing a 300-year-old ship's bell used to call parishioners to worship.
US reality star brands kiwi experience 'a nightmare'
Kate Gosselin has spoken of her 'nightmare' trip to New Zealand, after she was mobbed by paparazzi in Otorohanga.
Truckie's grieving family: Stop being PC
The family of a truckie killed in a crash with a 15-year-old learner driver wants the Govt to 'forget the PC bulls**t' and look at the driving age.
Fatal crash driver had learner licence only four months
The inexperience of a teen driver with a new learner's licence was a "massive factor" in a fatal smash, say police.
Two dead, three teens seriously hurt in crash
Two people were killed and three seriously hurt after a car driven by a 15-year-old on a learner's licence collided with a truck today.
Man faces four charges after firearm incidents
A man faces four charges after a series of firearm incidents in the King Country over the past three days.
King Country fugitive arrested
A man has been arrested over a series of firearm incidents in the King Country over the past three days.
Bar patrons wrestle gun from robber
Three patrons wrestled a rifle from a man as he attempted to rob a bar after they realised he had fired his only shot into the ceiling.
Rugby player's reckless drive
The dangerous combination of a weekend of drinking and a sleeping pill resulted in Jarrad Hoeata going on a reckless drive that ended when motorists blocked him off the road.
Kiwi jailed for calling Aussie police 'useless'
A Waikato man was jailed in Brisbane after a local police officer took exception to being called "useless."
Drugs and guns seized in major police bust
A major police raid in the Waikato discovered large amounts of guns and drugs, as an eight-month operation came to a climax.