Workers at a meat processing plant in Te Aroha were evacuated after a chemical leak this morning.

Waikato police are searching for a tractor that was stolen after a pursuit ended in a crash last night.

The sudden death of a woman in Te Aroha remains unexplained after post-mortem examination results came back inconclusive.

A forensic examination into the sudden death of a 28-year-old Te Aroha woman has failed to determine what happened, police say.

The sudden death of a 28-year-old woman in Te Aroha yesterday is 'unexplained' - but not believed to be linked to other violent incidents in the town.

A 15-year-old Te Aroha girl who had been missing since Sunday has been found safe and well.

Elisabeth Easther visits a small town with a big heart - and plenty to see and do.

Police are calling on the public for information about a "brutal" assault on a teenager in the Waikato overnight.

Cycling enthusiast Catherine Smith is one of the first riders to try the Hauraki Rail Trail.

A tornado has devastated a farming station near Gisborne, taking out sheds and injuring at least one farm dog believed to have been picked up and dumped. Craig Ferris "huddled in a ball" in the corner of his carport...

The boat, called Out There and a grey Nissan Terrano, registration BSQ435, were stolen from Te Aroha early today.

Silver Ferns Farms has hit back at complaints that workers at its Te Aroha plant had their pay deducted for observing a two-minute silence to remember the Pike River miners.

Staff at a North Island freezing works had their pay cut for the official two-minute silence to remember the 29 miners killed in the Pike River mine.

Te Aroha locals are supporting the families of workers who lost their jobs when the local meatworks went up in flames.