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The elusive treasures of Opito Bay
Opito was worth the journey, even if Eveline Harvey didn't get to sample its scallops.
Opito was worth the journey, even if Eveline Harvey didn't get to sample its scallops.
Waikato residents will only be allowed to use their sprinklers and watering systems on alternate days in two two-hour windows in an attempt to conserve water.
Mindless vandals have targeted NZ's only rural special needs school in an attack the principal said "leaves you feeling sick".
A visit to the Zealong Tea Estate is all things tea, including tea-based cocktails and mocktails. Just don't ask for a coffee!
A man has been arrested after he "lost it" and set his house on fire on Christmas Eve in rural Waikato.
A former manager of a Waikato school has admitted defrauding it of nearly $800,000.
Firefighters commandeered a private boat to carry out the rescue of two people from the Waikato River.
Two car crashes this evening in the North Island have left three people injured, two of them seriously.
Waipa District Council has helped stretch the Waikato patrolled lifeguard season after contributing $10,000 to the service after Hamilton City Council pulled all of its funding.
A Waikato road blocked when a stock truck crashed near Pukeatua has re-opened.
A Waikato motorist has had a miraculous escape after a collision with a truck that saw it mount the front of her car.
A woman's nine-year labour of love has transformed an old rural school into a sports fanatic's dream home.
Meander down to the beach, dig yourself a hole and wallow in the thermal water, says Sarah Ell.
An alleged fake Waikato District Health Board psychiatrist has been further remanded on new charges after vowing to prove his innocence.
Police are investigating after the body was discovered near Huntly.
Firefighters have been called to a fire at Spring Hill Prison in the Waikato.
The unit crashed on State Highway 29, 2km east of the intersection of Rapurapu and Tepoi roads, on the Matamata side of the hill.
A 50-year-old truck driver crushed and lacerated by metal beams while unloading his vehicle at a Hamilton factory remains in a serious but stable condition at Waikato Hospital this morning.
The Registrar of Companies is making the rare bid of extending the statutory company director ban of a convicted Waikato fraudster to 10 years due to the seriousness of his offending.
A man charged with the arson of a rural Waikato school has appeared in court.
She was driving a bus-load of students to school when police pulled her over.
One person has died in after a car rolled into a drain in the Waikato last night.
One person was killed and six others were injured in a crash in Waikato tonight.
Crash investigators mapping out the scene of a fatal collision overnight had a close call today as a distracted speeding driver stopped just short of the cordon.
Waikato SPCA is subject to a pending investigation by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) in relation to "suspected offending under the Animal Welfare Act".
Emergency services are currently at Gordonton Road, also known as State Highway 1B, in the Waikato, where a person has died at the scene following the collision.
A faulty dryer caused a fire in a rural Waikato home last night but it's appliance accomplice - the handy washing machine - helped douse the flames.
A fire at a rural Waikato school is being treated as suspicious, the second arson of a school in the region in a week.
Foul play was not to blame for the death of a man whose body was found in the Waikato River yesterday morning, police say.