
'Imagine the reaction with their town being called poo': Pōkeno residents protest spelling change
Waikato Council chooses to respect mana whenua over Pōkeno name change.
Waikato Council chooses to respect mana whenua over Pōkeno name change.
More light will be shed on the state of play with cash-strapped Synlait Milk on Monday.
Police say charges for the youths are being considered.
Traffic is heavy northbound on Auckland's Southern Motorway.
Mike Tawse, from Scotland, has brought the ancient art of coopering to Pōkeno.
Pōkeno Whisky's founder says the company continues to expand despite rising costs.
Sidecar racer heartbroken: 'I'll probably have to stop racing'
'I just knew that my kids were upstairs and I just needed to get to them.'
Joy and relief at return of historically and culturally significant reserve.
Name change harks back to turn-of-the-century dotcom fever.
'Even now, it feels unreal – it's a lot to get our heads around,' say winning family.
While one celebrated last night, thousands were left in the dark about their own results.
A "slip through the cracks" and four stops sent court into tailspin, region into lockdown.
The curious series of sales caught the eye of serious financial crime police.
All but 11 of Auckland Kindergarten Association's 120 kindies are empty.
A faulty lawnmower is thought to be the cause of a house fire in Waikato yesterday.
Firefighters had responded to the large house fire in the small Waikato town of Pōkeno.
Xiaoling Chen says she was a 'middleman' and entitled to cash 'finder's fees'.
Towns bordering Auckland have to shop in the Waikato while city is in alert level 3.
Police say they have increased number of checkpoints in South Auckland by three to eight.
A rescue helicopter was called, but not needed.
Housing infill will force zoning schemes at 103 of Auckland's 140 unzoned schools.
Government plans 61 new schools; funding announced for one at Milldale.
Businessman trying to stop new factory at Pokeno is unlikely to back off or be bought off.
Much of the Auckland-Hamilton road was a quagmire after rain in 1918.
Boomtown where a family house is $600,000. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Pokeno population expected to go from 3,000 to 12,000 by 2045. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Twyford warns intensification will be right across Auckland
Policeman Martin Carroll spends his time away from the patrol car crafting silverware.
A construction firm has been fined $45,500 after a worker received serious injuries.