The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called to the Hakarimata Summit Track around 1 pm after the teenager tripped and fell while going down the steps.

Tainui Group Holdings last week announced it was seeking expressions of interest from a range of world class port operators for Ruakura

Two children who sparked a major police search after they stole away from a Tuakau home in the dead of night are now believed safe with family.

A car containing five people slid off a wet Waikato road and crashed into a rural fence and power pole.

A motorist on the way to a funeral has been caught doing nearly 160 km/h on a Waikato highway.

There's intrigue in the bushes at Zealong estate, and the owners will not give up their secrets easily, learns Tim Roxborogh.

Unwatched pot bursts into flames but family safe after smoke alarm warning.

Firefighters are battling a "well-involved" house fire near Ngaruawahia.

He walked the streets and slept where he could shelter. Public spaces were his home and lots of people looked at him - but few actually saw him.

Nick Marshall's shocked partner has come out swinging against police after officers shot him dead during an armed raid.

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.

Helping others is part of prisoners' rehabilitation.

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.

The legend grows. World Cup winner Stephen Donald got a hero's reception at Waikato Stadium, as he inspired the below-strength Chiefs to smash the Welsh rugby side.