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AOS called following family harm incident
Police believed a man involved was in possession of a firearm.
Local Focus: 'District Councils lack expertise for mangrove management'
Mangroves protect coastlines and reduce carbon loading. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: ‘District Councils lack expertise for mangrove management’
Mangroves protect coastlines and reduce carbon loading Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Family 'torn up' by death of young Waikato father
Quad bike victim leaves year-old daughter and son, 4.
Motorcyclist injured following crash in Waikato
The motorcyclist was the only vehicle involved in the serious crash.
Lucky escape for women who crashed with police car
A police car has crashed with another car near Huntly tonight.
Quadruple fatal crash: Jury deliberations continue
The jury will continue their deliberations from 10am tomorrow.
Coastal areas seek relief from mangrove invasion
Mangroves future in hands of central government. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
Potato farm death destroys 'a million dreams'
The man's death had destroyed "a million dreams", a community member said.
Local Focus: Submissions sought on mangroves management
Future of mangroves in Coromandel and Hauraki in hands of central government. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
'Be bold': Power Farming Group powers ahead
Power Farming has expanded within New Zealand, then went into Australia and now the US.
Person dead after Cambridge on-ramp crash
Police suspect the driver may have suffered a medical event at the time of the crash.
Te Kuiti buzzing over $7.3m Lotto win
The winning ticket is yet to be claimed, a Lotto spokeswoman said.
'Dad don't drown': Boy's heartbreaking plea as strangers save him and sister
A father and his two children nearly drowned. Now he's asking for action.
Kiwi teen 'almost deported' after $6000 jewellery theft
Kiwi thief got her sister to try to sell stolen jewellery on Facebook.
Three men in deep water after van breaks down on a Waikato beach
The broken-down van was beginning to get submerged as the tide came in.
Man stable after Hamilton incident
The man was critically injured in Hamilton last night - and police aren't sure how.
Flu alert: the town that quarantined itself
Coromandel's historic blockade could lead the way on flu protection.
School feeds body and soul for $4 a day
Educationalist David Hood says Tai Wānanga shows what all schools need to do.
Waikato police arrest tattooed fugitive
The arrest came after a pursuit which stretched into the country and resulted in a crash.
Costly getaway after man flees police checkpoint
After damaging five cars trying to avoid police, driver blows under the alcohol limit.
Woman arrested for murder of man in Taupiri
A woman has appeared in court today after she was charged with a murder from January.
Quad bike crash kills one in the Waikato
One person has died after a quad bike accident in the Waikato near Puketotara
Viral illness at top private school sends 85 pupils home
Scores of private Cambridge school's pupils have diarrhoea and vomiting.
Former Waikato DHB chief's million-dollar house for sale
Dr Nigel Murray's $1.17 million house on the outskirts of Hamilton is for sale.
Rockfall warning between Waihi and Whangamata
A boulder the size of a small car has forced one lane of SH25 to close south of Whiritoa.
Who dung it? Beetles helping to fight effluent on farms
Dung beetles do the dirty work for farmers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Faecal feeders may fix farmers environmental issues
Dung beetles do the dirty work for farmers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Teacher's death 'rocked our whole community'
Morrinsville teacher to be remembered at her funeral with her favourite chocolate.
Fugitive jumps into river to make getaway
A fugitive from justice has jumped into the Waihou River to evade police.
Schools cancelled, roads closed as flooding hits parts of NZ
Kids find joy as wet weather closes roads and causes slips across the north.
Six die on roads in 24 hours
Three die from crashes in Waikato, two in Northland, one in Christchurch.
Two dead in three-car crash
In total, six people have been killed on NZ roads in the last 24 hours.