The signs of summer are among us with pohutakawa trees flowering already and forecasters say the official first day of the season on Thursday will be calm and dry.

Officials are urging residents around the Firth of Thames to take photos of King Tides to help them chart the impact of possible sea level rises. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Te Aroha Museum is celebrating 110 years of electricity in the region with an exhibition that will trigger powerful memories for older people. Among the items on display, vintage vacuum cleaners and heaters. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Te Aroha Museum is celebrating 110 years of electricity in the region with an exhibition that will trigger powerful memories for older people. Among the items on display, vintage vacuum cleaners and heaters. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A student of alternative cancer therapies is turning his research lens on himself after being diagnosed with lung cancer.

Police are searching for a Thames man who has been missing for three days. Marcus Hickey, 44, was last seen on October 28, and police

Both sides of an ugly stand-off over abortions in Thames are vowing to continue their weekly protests, despite growing concern from women who want terminations. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Police shooting in Thames was an unavoidable tragedy, finds Conduct Authority report.

Sokoeun Ear was well known to Thames locals and holidaymaker passing through. She had finished doing the dishes after having dinner when she collapsed and died.

A person has died in a serious crash between a campervan and car south of Thames this morning.

A Waikato couple say they are willing to sell their beloved 103-year-old church to the right buyer for a discounted rate.

Man illegally digging pond near wetland gets caught out when his digger gets stuck.

A teenager is in a serious condition after suffering a spinal injury when he was head tackled during a rugby game in Thames.

A man's body has been found in the water off the coast north of Thames.

Two people escaped with just minor injuries when the car they were in rolled onto rocks along the Firth of Thames this afternoon.

The Auckland man whose body was recovered from a canyon near Thames over the weekend has been named.

Steven Glasgow left home late this morning. He suffers from a brain injury and is not able to communicate other than being able to say his name.

Police dog Thames has been missing for days. His human partner has said the public response had been overwhelming and “heart-warming” in the wake of Thames’ disappearance.

The search for police dog Thames, who has been missing in the Wairarapa since Sunday, is being scaled back.

A missing police dog spent its fourth night in the bush as rainy weather thwarted search efforts.

Missing police dog Thames spent a second night in the open last night after he became separated from his handler during a training exercise in the rugged Mt Holdsworth area on Sunday.

Police said a dozen people, including dog handlers and trained search volunteers, were checking “gnarly bush terrain” today for the missing dog called Thames.

The hunt is still on for a missing police search dog in Wairarapa bush.

A Thames man shot by police after an armed stand-off in the town has been named. Police confirmed he was Vaughan William John Te Moananui, 33, of Thames.

Police shot dead a man who confronted them with a gun during an incident on the Coromandel yesterday. The Armed Offenders Squad and the Police Negotiation Team were called after police were alerted to a "significant threat of violence" about midday in Thames.

Police shot dead a man who confronted them with a gun during an incident on the Coromandel yesterday.

Police were called about midday today to a situation in the Thames region, where there was a significant threat of violence.

An armed offenders call-out just outside Thames has been resolved.