Retailers in Ngaruawahia, Huntly, Te Kauwhata and Raglan could soon be allowed to open their doors on Easter Sunday under a proposed policy.

Speeding motorcyclist killed fellow rider when he cut a blind corner, court told.

Waikato Police have arrested three people, including two teens, for ram raiding a Raglan service station.

Police are focusing on two vehicles involved in a ram raid on a BP service station in Raglan this morning.

Diana Paekau told her four-old son that they'll now be making a canvas roof tent their home for the summer because there is a shortage of rentals.

Fire investigators have narrowed down where Monday's blaze in Hamilton started, but just exactly what caused it remains unclear.

The Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter crew were sent out to Colville on Sunday in one of 19 callouts over the long weekend.

A 9-year-old suffered minor injuries after being caught in a rip at Ngarunui Beach at Raglan yesterday.

A human skull has washed up on Raglan beach this morning.

CAA safety investigator Dan Foley said the investigaion into Eric Hertz's crash was one of the most extensive and high-profile investigations carried out by the CAA.

The man who died in a crash between Raglan and Hamilton last night was 49-year-old father of five Darren Merito of Raglan.

A light plane has crashed at Raglan Airfield.

Police have found a 74-year-old woman missing from Raglan since Monday.

As one of the frontrunners so succinctly put it: "That was super-hard, but man it was fun!"

Raglan harbour is now safe for swimming after a sewage leak a week ago, but it remains off-limits to fishers and shellfish collectors.

Waikato District Council said untreated wastewater had entered the harbour after the main inlet pipe to the Marine Parade pump station collapsed about 8pm yesterday.

Reihana Rapira, 12, is a natural sportsman, so his grandparents weren't surprised when he learned to surf after just a few days.

A young man who died after jumping from a bridge in Raglan has been remembered as a talented sportsman and "nicest kid".

Cory Edgecombe Lilley was swept away while swimming at Raglan on Thursday. His family are still holding out hope of finding him.

Family of a Hamilton teen missing from a Raglan beach say they will continue to search for him until he's found.

So you're a grommet, I say to my teen on the way to Raglan. He looks puzzled but his friends enlighten him. A grommet or grom is slang for a young surfer.

A teenage tramper was winched to safety in high winds at Raglan's Mt Karioi yesterday afternoon.

A paddle boarder who was believed to be missing has been located by police and is safe and sound.

Elisabeth Easther takes the boys on the road down to Raglan for a weekend.

Great surf and scenery and a passionate local populace impress Elisabeth Easther.

Campbell Burnes sat down with College Sport chief executive Dave Currie, who has been in the job just a few months. This is part one of a two-part interview; read the second in next week's College Sport.

Vinnie Woolston, a model from Raglan who says he was once "just a grom", is the new face of the Yves Saint Laurent men's scent La Nuit de l'Homme.

The new owners of a $1.1m property overlooking Raglan Harbour will also be able to travel around in style.

Tributes are flowing for the brave pilot who made a split-second decision to slam into water instead of crash-landing among hundreds of beach-goers at Raglan.