New Zealanders will light up the darkness on 17 mountaintops next month as a message of hope for families struggling to cope with suicides by loved ones.

Police reveal that officers had feared for their safety in the lead-up to shooting.

Another small business owner has been told by big Hollywood to change signs - so what are your rights?

A Paeroa tyre shop has been told by entertainment giant, DC Comics, to change their branding or risk being taken to court.

A man was killed he crossed the centre line on State Highway 2 near Paeroa and collided with a car this morning.

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.

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

Vehicles have attempted to travel through flooded roads after heavy rain has affected the Northern Bay of Plenty and Coromandel today.

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