Bumper-to-bumper: Motorists told to allow extra time in heavy holiday traffic
AA says 100 lives could be saved each year if road improvements were made.
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'Dead in the water': Boaties recall moments after vessel flipped
"I didn't think I was going to make it, to be honest," one of the men admitted.
Missing woman found 'alive and well'
Jan-Marie Burton was reported missing in Taupō on December 29.
Toddler remains critical in hospital after near-drowning at Raglan
The toddler remains critical but stable in Waikato Hospital.
Horror Matamata crash: Three remain in critical condition, others stable
The occupants are still recovering in hospital, three remain critical.
$25m in damages: 'Perfect storm' of conditions led to Waikeria Prison riot - clinical psychologist
'Prisons aren't nice playgrounds. They can be violent places.'
Mystery jet-ski hero saves boaties tipped on Raglan Bar
Do you know who the mystery jet ski hero is?
Children aged 10-13 thrown from car, critical after Matamata crash
Four of the five are in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital.
Roads to nowhere: Covid holding back key projects
Puhoi to Warkworth and the Hamilton bypass were meant to open this summer. They won't.
Raglan near-drowning: 2-year-old's brave battle after pool incident
The two-year-old was initially hospitalised in a critical condition.
Festive road toll of 5 'a real tragic start', top cop says
Seventeen people have died in the past 10 days.
Body of missing fisherman found near Coromandel
The body was discovered south of Kennedy Bay near Whangapoua.
Christmas tragedy: Two killed in separate car crashes this morning
Police said the motorcyclist died at the scene.
Christmas crashes: Motorcyclist dies at scene of crash in Gordonton
The crash was reported to police just after 9.20am today.
'Like breathing through a straw while drowning': Kiwi dad was sceptical about Covid - then he got it
"Being able to breathe...we take that for granted so much."
Holiday season warning, where NZ's Omicron cases are coming from
Most Omicron cases in New Zealand have come via the UK.
Covid: 56 new community cases, 4 cases at the border
As community infections stabilise, more cases of Omicron are caught at the border.
Family desperate to reunite stranded 11yo with cancer-stricken mother
"Her mum has been sick so she wants to go home and keep an eye on her mum," says dad.
One dead in collision between ute and milk tanker in Waipa district
Two state highways were blocked by separate crashes.
Raglan paraglider death: Man understood to have collapsed after landing
Raglan surf lifesaving crews valiantly tried to save the man.
Hamilton woman charged over alleged $1.8m fraud
The woman is jointly charged with stealing about $1.8m over 19 months.
Police hunt for fleeing driver who crashed car, injuring two others
The crash happened on the corner of Ulster St and Abbotsford St.
Pacific Aerospace to find its wings again after nosedive
Iconic planemaker starts afresh under NZSkydive ownership.
One dead following Raglan paragliding incident
Emergency services were alerted to a paraglider requiring medical attention.
Corrections officer facing three further corruption charges over alleged bribes
The corrections officer will enter pleas when he reappears in court next month.
'Missing' again: Dad charged after search goes bush with kids for second time
Tom Phillips and his three children appear to have gone bush again.
Firefighters tackle large blaze at Waitoa rendering plant
Seven fire crew from around the Waikato are tackling the large blaze.
Morrinsville man jailed for killing dad
Bahadur Singh has been jailed for two years and one month for his father's death.
Suicide pact: 'Rhys was meant to be in a safe place': Parents' heartache
Woman who helped man die will serve a two year sentence of intensive supervision.
Resolved: $1.2b Sleepyhead housing, manufacturing project set to go
All appeals against the big housing and manufacturing centre plan said to be satisfied.
Hamilton triple fatal crash: 'I won't let the hate consume me,' says mother of victim
Many victim impact statements were read to the court, paying tribute to those killed.
Mayor reveals startling projections: Waikato could reach up to 640 cases a week by the end of January
Mayors reveals startling projections that Waikato could reach 640 cases in six weeks.
After 30 years of negotiations, Maniapoto settlement passes first reading
A new dawn awaits the iwi, says negotiator Peter Te Matakahere Douglas.