A 19-year-old woman who died when her farm bike was struck by a ute has been named by police.

Elisabeth Easther explores the charms of a sleepy settlement.

Two children were flown to Waikato Hospital yesterday after sustaining facial injuries in separate incidents.

After rugby training, teen Dylan Fynn came home, downed his nachos and calmly announced at the family dinner table: "I nearly died today."

A man has died after coming off his motorcycle in Waikato this morning.

A Waikato school has been abruptly closed for the day today after receiving a "physical threat".

One in three motorists will drive further to buy cheaper fuel, according to a nationwide survey of our service station habits.

A man brandishing a metal hammer attacked a woman inside her car after she stopped on the side of the road to adjust her radio, police say.

A logging truck's trailer has rolled in Waikato, sending logs sprawling across both lanes.

The man whose body was found in a cardboard bale last week likely died in a tragic accident, police say.

One person has died in Waipa after a truck and an SUV collided on State Highway 39 earlier this evening.

Helen van Berkel heads underground with her daughter for the stunning delights of Waitomo.

Waikato Police are searching for a man who has been on the run since removing his electronic monitoring bracelet last month.

This is what happens when a four-wheel-drive ute and a tractor collide on a narrow country road.

Te Kauwhata College principal Deborah Hohneck said it had been a game between friends which went too far.

The gateway to the Western Bays is sitting pretty, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Long-serving Waikato MP Lindsay Tisch will leave Parliament after next year's election.

The crankholder is set to revolutionise the fencing industry ... or at least make it much easier to build a fence.

Two men have been arrested following an incident where shots were fired and a vehicle rammed in the Coromandel this afternoon.

A smart new way to speed up honey production is one of many innovations to be seen at this week's Fieldays.

12 Waikato high school students have made the 40 Hour Famine even harder for themselves by camping out at McDonald's while they fast for the good cause.

The road between Raglan and Hamilton is blocked tonight after a fatal road crash.

The Waikato policeman who escorted a heavily pregnant woman and her husband to Hamilton has been congratulated by his boss for doing the right thing.

Routine police stop turns into special delivery as cop races to get woman in labour to hospital.

Man caught mistreating bobby calves, after animal welfare groups released video, pleads guilty to charges.

Waikato District Mayor Allan Sanson is disappointed the reporter referred to the town as "rotting" and has offered to show her around.

Waikato police are refusing to comment on why they cordoned off a rural school the morning after a quiz night.

A 19-year-old whose car went head-on into a power pole in Waikato early this morning, is now in a stable condition.

South Waikato police and fire safety officers are investigating the cause of a blaze at a vacant Tokoroa house early today.

Hamilton mental health patient went on to drown himself in Waikato River.