A 21-year-old man suffered a broken jaw and cut to his head this evening when he fell 9m from a tree while trying to recover a rugby ball.

Police are searching for witnesses who saw a group of teenagers attack a young girl in Waikato last Monday.

Steeped in natural wonders, the south Waikato town pours Elisabeth Easther the best water she's ever sipped.

Putaruru rest home resident taken hospital had suffered minor injuries as a result of an asthma attack, not an assault.

A master surfboard maker has sold a handcrafted board to a New Zealand buyer for a staggering $1.5 million.

Goodwill shown by the Putaruru community overwhelmed police during today's search for a missing toddler.

As valuable to marine life as it is prized by humans, the Hauraki Gulf is in decline. Though solutions seem as elusive as the gulf's fish stocks, a groundswell is building for collaboration.

The Waikato River Trails section of the NZ Bike Trail opens up a beautiful tract of backcountry North Island.

Saying cheese puts a smile on Catherine Smith's face as she tours Waikato.

A Nissan 4WD crashes into an interior decoration shop, then backwards into an outdoor furniture shop, leaving a Waikato driver seriously hurt.

Three-month-old Sarah Haddock-Woodcock was found dead in her parents home in 2005, with broken ribs, fractured skull and other wounds.

A major police raid in the Waikato discovered large amounts of guns and drugs, as an eight-month operation came to a climax.

Remarkable story of healing for a Waikato woman savagely mauled by dogs less than a month ago.