A terminally ill Hamilton mother has thanked NewsTalkZB listeners for donating to help grant her dying wish. Heather Smith has just weeks to live and thanks to the kindness of strangers she's been able to see her daughter. Made with funding from NZ on Air

A terminally ill Hamilton mother has thanked NewsTalkZB listeners for donating to help grant her dying wish. Heather Smith has just weeks to live, and thanks to the kindness of strangers she’s been able to see her daughter and take part in a very special photo shoot. Made with funding for NZ on Air.

Family and friends have gathered to bid one final farewell to Huntly crash victim Stephen Phillips.

Teen flown to hospital after quadbike hits a sheep.

A complete absence of strategic voting has given Hamilton it's most interesting mayoral election in decades. And the final two hopefuls represent very different futures for the city. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

Neighbour says Clare Bremner had "big concerns" about her son Ross two weeks before she was killed.

Not just a winter destination; there's plenty to do in Taupo all year round. Here's our pick of some the best.

Source: YouTube: 100% Pure New Zealand. Master carver Matahi Whakataka-Brightwell shares the story behind New Zealand's remarkable Mine Bay Māori Rock Carvings.

A boiler has exploded at a sawmill south of Auckland, seriously injuring one person.

A "textbook" first-aid response by police officers saved a motorist's life yesterday.

A human skull has washed up on Raglan beach this morning.

The Waikato DHB is reviewing its mental health care processes after Ross Bremner's murderous rampage last week.

Four days, four deaths. Two towns. Keith Bremner lies in a coma in hospital, unaware of his only son's death or the destruction he caused.

Changes undermine value of national bowel screening programme, expert says.

A Waikato driver may have to take a week out of the dating game, after he was stung with a fine for Tindering behind the wheel.

The devastated daughter of an elderly couple found dead at their bach on the Kawhia harbour says she bears no animosity towards their suspected killer or his family.

Stephanie Holmes lives a life of luxury in the Coromandel ... if only for a weekend.

More preliminary elections results are trickling in from the regions this morning - Kaipara District has a new mayor and the Chatham Islands have re-elected its current mayor.

Several crashes around the country today, three dead, at least five injured.

Two people have died and a third been injured in a serious crash on State Highway 1 in South Waikato.

A neighbour of the Bremner family has called on Ross Bremner to come forward in the wake of attacks that left his mother dead and father in a critical condition.

For the first time in 32 years the Waikato Home and Garden Show is in new hands. Made with funding from NZ on Air

For the first time in 32 years the Waikato Home and Garden Show is in new hands. Made with finding from NZ on Air

A Hamilton couple who kicked their children and hit them with a skipping rope or belt have been sentenced to home detention.

A 60-year-old woman who was fatally stabbed in Otorohanga last night had not yet met her first grandchild, a family friend says.

Anna Roiall says her Huntly property on Riverview Road was flooded because of the local council's lack of regular maintenance. Made with funding by NZ on Air.

Kim Louise Richmond was last seen at her home in Arohena on July 31, before leaving the address in a silver Ford Ranger ute.

Rescuers are responding to reports that came in about 2.45pm of a person who had jumped from the Claudelands Bridge.

There may be plenty more fish in the sea, but there's one less fish in a Huntly woman's pond.

A Huntly resident whose house was hit by a landslide still doesn't know when he can return after the region was hit by a "once in