Elisabeth Easther finds this town has much to boast besides its famed giant L&P bottle.

A 65-year-old man who lost his life in a blaze in Paeroa has been named by police.

An 18-month-old girl run over in the driveway of her Paeroa home remains in a serious but stable condition in Waikato Hospital's intensive care unit.

A bystander was bashed in the head with a pillowcase stuffed with a rock or brick after catching a burglar in the act in Paeroa last night.

Road diversions are in place following a three-car crash which left two people injured in Paeroa.

We look at spots made famous by some classic Kiwi landmarks.

Waikato Police are currently speaking to a man following an alleged armed incident near the Hauraki settlement of Puriri earlier today.

This Waikato town's a treasure hunter's dream, writes Joanna Mathers.