Latest from Waihi

'He just never woke up again'

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

Night-vision goggles aid crash rescue

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

OceanaGold sees increased gold production

OceanaGold Corp expects increased gold production at a cheaper cash cost in 2017.

Man still critical a day after crash

Man had to be cut from the wreckage of one of the vehicles and was airlifted to Waikato Hospital after the crash about 1.50pm yesterday.

Horror day on roads: 10 hurt in crashes

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

One critical after car and truck crash in Waihi

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

Western Bay cracks down on freedom campers

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

Beach trip ends in chopper ride

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

Woman falls off sea biscuit, injures spine

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

Mine rescue: loader found, miner missing

Rescuers have found a loader upside down in a Waihi gold mine, but its driver remains missing, a mine spokesman says.

Waihi store robbed by gun-wielding man

A pistol-wielding robber stole money and cigarettes from a Waihi diary today as the terrified shopkeepers cowered on the floor.

Robberies blamed on 'out-of-towners'

Waihi police investigating the break-in at the town's Mobil service station, the fourth business to be targeted in Eastern Waikato over the past two days.

Two hospitalised after drinking 'unknown substance'

Two females were airlifted to Waikato Hospital last night after drinking an "unknown substance".

Man injured in paragliding accident

A man injured in a paragliding accident was airlifted from a paddock in Waihi on Saturday.

OceanaGold to buy Waihi mine

OceanaGold Corp, which operates the Macraes gold mine in Otago, reported a 58 per cent drop in first-quarter profit with sales down from a year earlier.

OceanaGold to buy Waihi Gold Mine for US$101m

OceanaGold has announced plans to buy Newmont Mining Corp's Waihi operation for cash, plus adjustments.

Teen seriously burned after adding petrol to fire

Kia ora: Waihi

Community spirit, cool cafes and amazing walks add to the gold mining town's charm, finds Elisabeth Easther.