Police are concerned for the safety of a missing Te Awamutu woman.

Fire safety officers are investigating a suspicious fire at a Waikato church overnight.

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

Food writer Leanne Kitchen has had an enviable career, including writing a new cookbook, which took her to delicious Turkish nooks and crannies.

Well-drawn Sierra Nevada could justify Otto's Derby aspirations.

New Zealand's road to the 2012 London Olympic begins in Adelaide this weekend at the Oceania track championships.

A man, woman and baby were taken to hospital after a crash north of Te Awamutu yesterday afternoon - the man and woman in critical condition.

The icy southerly sweeping up the North Island has brought snow to the hills around Waikato and the Bay of Plenty and in some paddocks.

When neighbours complained of the noise and smell emanating from the local SPCA, the council was bound to investigate.

CYF has been involved with the family of six-month-old Cezar Taylor, who died last night from non-accidental head injuries, numerous times over recent years.

Police are investigating how a 12-week-old child from the Auckland suburb of Takanini got facial injuries and ended up in Starship Hospital at the weekend.