MBIE appeal could make it easier. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Housing shortage and alternative lifestyle has pushed a couple to build a tiny house.

Maggie gave birth to her daughter in 1964 in Otahuhu - and didn't see her for 18 years.

A sinkhole in New Lynn could be bigger than it looks. So what causes them? We asked an expert.

A helicopter pilot organised an urgent flight for his bride to reach their wedding after she was stranded by flooding.

The Sundaise Festival in Waihi has been flooded out.

Coastguard towed boat to safety after it struggled on a harbour bar.

Hauraki Mayor John Tregidga met with locals in Whiritoa, as they band together after being hit with 260mm of rain in the past 24 hours. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Whangamata one of worst-hit towns after most serious storm in decades strikes.

A child has been flown to hospital after a collision between a rubbish truck and ute.

A shark was spotted lurking in knee-deep water in the Bay of Plenty today.

A local property owner in Waihi Beach is at odds with the Western Bay of Plenty District Council over the management of an erosion control project that affects his land. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Tonga Moke had only ever been ill enough to visit his doctor once in his adult life - so it came as a surprise when his heart unexpectedly stopped for 25 minutes.

The partner of a woman seriously injured in a head-on crash on a notorious stretch of State Highway 2 is calling for safety upgrades on the road to be fast-tracked.

When Alan Taikato heads into Waihi tomorrow Wednesday to pay his bills and do his weekly shopping, he'll be riding a new electric

Two young men in a kayak managed to haul a 150kg shark to shore in the Bay of Plenty last night.

A Waikato mother is struggling to understand how her happy, healthy baby died suddenly in his sleep this week.

Helicopter crews used night-vision goggles to rescue a man who had a car crash in Waihi.

At least 10 people have been hurt, one critically and three seriously, after five serious crashes on Waikato and Bay of Plenty roads today.

Emergency services were called to the crash on Martin Rd in Waihi about 1.50pm.

The Western Bay District Council has brought in a security firm to patrol camping hotspots such as Waihi Beach and Bowentown's Anzac

One man's Saturday evening on a beach, at the foot of the Coromandel Peninsula, ended in an unexpected chopper ride to hospital.

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

A truck has crashed on SH2 south of Waihi in the Athenree Gorge area.

The road is closed between Te Aroha Rd in Paeroa and Dean Cres in Waihi.

Exhausted yachtsman terrified for his life as he battled 'gnarly' seas.

Safety on State Highway 2 will dominate a meeting tonight after a horrific crash that killed five people.

Oceana Gold has promised to care for the family of dead Waihi miner Tipiwai Stainton, saying mining company would treat his young son as one of its own.

The Waihi mine where a worker was killed will remain closed until Wednesday as staff prepare to attend his tangi tomorrow.

Tipiwai Stainton died when the front-end loader he was operating inside a Waihi mine fell into a void.