While the CAA asserts pilot error caused the crash that killed 2degrees boss Eric Hertz and his wife Kathy in 2013, his test pilot brother blames an engineering error.

The family of Nicky Stevens, who died after leaving a Hamilton mental health facility unescorted, have labelled a report into his death "backside covering".

Inquest into deadly fire at a party has done nothing to ease a mother's anguish over her daughter's death, as allegations of a witness changing testimony emerges.

Tropical downpours are drenching the north of the North Island as thunderstorms loom over Northland, Auckland and Waikato.

Firefighters have put out a large blaze at a Waikato sandblasting premises this evening.

King Country residents are worried a proposed deal between the local power trust and Trustpower could drain community funds. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

King Country residents are worried a proposed deal between the local power trust and Trustpower could drain community funds. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Police have arrested and charged a man with indecent assault and burglary after an incident at a Hamilton house on Saturday night.

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

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.

A woman is facing charges of assault, assault with a weapon, and using offensive language after a video of Mehpara Khan being abused went viral.

A bush fire near a Taupo native forest is well under control but it will take crews another few days to make sure it's completely out.

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.

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.

EXCLUSIVE: Miles McKelvy ripped off $1.4 million from vulnerable home buyers. Now, he faces a second stint in prison after importing Fantasy into NZ.

A truck has brought power lines down in Matatoki after it backed into a power pole. A police spokeswoman said nobody was injured

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.