The number of properties contaminated by the fungal disease has risen to 26.

A former Waikato priest, already jailed for sex offences, has admitted more charges.

A Matamata house burnt down after a man forgot about his dinner and went to bed.

Emergency services are on the way.

The person was stabbed in the forehead in an altercation in Thames.

Twenty properties around New Zealand are now infected with myrtle rust.

It's going to be a wet one across the country.

The man is wanted on a range of serious offences, police say.

An eagle-eyed member of the community reported the typo in Turua's new sign.

A northwester warmed parts of the south, as those in the upper North Island shiver.

Police to investigate if a fire in a Waikato property was deliberately lit.

The latest Ministry of Health targets are a mixed bag this quarter.

A man with a long history of fraud and theft has been made bankrupt for the third time.

Waikato company fined after goats arrived at meatworks with significant injuries.

A motorist travelling between Cambridge and Hamilton said she passed six police cars.

Three Waikato teenage girls stole a car in Hamilton and led cops on a low-speed chase.

One person has been killed and six others injured in a crash near Te Kauwhata.

The winning lotto ticket was one cold night away from being burnt.

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The longest and last tenant in the derelict Jebson Place is leaving on Thursday.

Two Waikato mayors are zipping around in V8s while others use their own vehicles.

A Kiwi teen is fighting for his life after an attack outside a Brisbane McDonald's.

A man who works for the police has been convicted of assault.

A goat had to be put down yesterday after a woman unknowingly dragged it through town.

Policeman uses pepper-spray on rampaging youths after attack in broad daylight.

The council is keeping a close eye on the river's water levels after recent downpours.

An on-field melee led to a full brawl - with police being called in - in Hamilton.

One person is trapped after a two-car crash in Waikato this afternoon.

Emergency services are at the scene of a crash in Gordonton, Waikato involving two cars.