Police investigating last Tuesday's aggravated robbery of a Waikato dairy have released CCTV footage in an effort to find the culprits. Three

Allen Inoke was oblivious to his secret little passenger when he dropped off a loan car in Hamilton yesterday.

His missing five-year-old daughter will be "scared to bits", Allen Inoke said.

Hamilton City Council opened up its previously closed council workshops for the first time - except it forgot to tell anyone about it.

New Zealand is now experiencing the worst of the fire season, a top officer says, with a dangerous combination of high temperatures and low relative humidity creating tinder-dry conditions across eastern hot-spots.

Former Whanganui mayor and broadcaster Michael Laws has come out on Facebook expressing his sympathy for the woman charged over a racially-motivated attack in Huntly.

A truck dropped a steel beam on State Highway 1 through Hamilton this morning, causing delays for motorists.

A single-car crash on a rural Waikato road has turned out to be less serious than emergency services first thought. Police and the

A Hamilton dairy worker who was bashed on the head with a crowbar, pushed to the floor and then dragged several metres says he is nervous and scared to be back at work.

Mazda Demio owners are being warned to keep their "pint-sized pride and joy" locked and alarmed after dozens were stolen in Waikato in the past two months.

Four years ago Abby Benge was as good as dead after a drunk driver ploughed into the car she was driving. Now she's one step closer to her dream.

A brazen crime rampage has ripped through Hamilton after seven offenders stole cars and robbed shops threatening employees with a hammer and a crowbar.

Two people were injured, one seriously, in a motorcycle crash in Waikato this afternoon.

Crashing into a cow resulted in serious injuries for an Auckland man.

A 22-year-old man has been arrested after fleeing police and driving dangerously in a stolen vehicle through Waikato.

A Broadlands Forest resident blames fluctuating river levels on the Waikato River - caused by practices at the dam upstream - for destroying the natural habitat. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A Broadlands Forest resident blames fluctuating river levels on the Waikato River - caused by practices at the dam upstream - for destroying the natural habitat. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Corrections have launched an investigation into claims a guard assaulted an inmate at one of New Zealand's toughest prisons.

Police believe David Thompson is in Hamilton and is known to have associates across Waikato.

A sharp-eyed member of the public has got the Waikato Regional Council investigating why the water at Bridal Veil Falls has suddenly turned into a shade of "cow poo".

The decision to close a Taupo District Council reserve in Kinloch to cars has been revoked - as debate rages about the causes of erosion in the area. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Man flown to Waikato Hospital after rope swing snaps, and he falls 8m.

Lost American tourist found cold and wet after getting lost on a Waikato walking track.

Police said the man, in his 30s, had failed to meet up with a friend.

The owner of Waingaro Dairy had only been running his store for four months when he became the victim of an armed robbery this week.

The swimmers tried to jump to safety in front of horrified witnesses.

A kitten found abandoned in Hamilton bush was born with no eyes, its new owners have discovered.

The young woman swept to her death when floodgates opened on Waikato River was a young Aucklander with an infectious smile that could "cheer anyone up".

Thousands of fans turned out for New Zealand's first floating music festival at Great Lake Taupo yesterday, with the free event reaching capacity by midday.

Police have named a young woman who died when she was swept down the Waikato River yesterday.