Paul Charman on the joys of a weekend driving around the Central Plateau.

A 29-year-old inmate is in a stable condition after a stabbing at Spring Hill Prison.

Sports, cultural events, school trips and dances have been cancelled or postponed in some Waikato schools after an outbreak of the measles.

A visit to Waitomo has long been on our family’s holiday "to do" list...

Climb aboard a carriage to appreciate a potter's decades-long labour of love.

This hand-laid, three-kilometre-long railway snakes its way through rugged Coromandel bush terrain to a tower that affords wonderful views out to the Hauraki Gulf.

For further information see: drivingcreekrailway.co.nz

The 'H's: Hobbit holes, horses and heartfelt hospitality, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Head to this wonderful part of Waikato for encounters with llamas, a dose of Kiwiana and scenic bush hikes galore.

A baby has been taken from a Hamilton property to Waikato Hospital in a serious to critical condition and police are investigating what happened at the property.

Danielle Wright takes her family in search of small, hairy footprints on a movie location tour in Piopio.

Hit these city trails and go exploring on your bike.

Workers at a meat processing plant in Te Aroha were evacuated after a chemical leak this morning.

Two Hamilton police officers are being praised for catching a man who leapt from the second floor of a burning building.

Danielle Wright discovers clubs happy to welcome you in out of the cold.

Danielle Wright finds sweet treats at an old dairy factory in the Waikato.

Severe rain and wind warnings and a drop in temperatures have been issued for parts of the South Island and lower North Island this weekend.

Waikato police arrested a man in relation to drugs offences today after receiving information from the public.

Another week, another new position for Tim Nanai-Williams.

A police officer was repeatedly punched in the face in front of an offender's grandchildren during a stolen firearms raid this week.