More thunderstorms are expected to roll over Auckland today as wet weather refuses to let up for the second week of school holidays.

Waikato student: "If I had one vote for every girl on this campus I've shagged, I would get this role easily".

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A "cunning" Hamilton man has been sentenced on 49 charges of fraud and identity theft.

A Waikato couple are living out their very own fairytale - by buying a church. Bayleys real estate agent Lee Carter told the Herald

There has been a dramatic bus crash in Hamilton this morning.

Regional vegetable supplies could be at risk under the Waikato Regional Councils ‘Healthy Rivers’ plan according to vegetable growers in Northern Waikato. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Fleeing driver tosses loaded rifle out of car window.

The body of corporate boxer Neville Knight, who died in the ring at a charity boxing match, has been taken home while colleagues still come to terms with his death.

Emergency services are at the scene in Tokoroa where a car has hit a wall. A Fire Service shift manager said one car went into a

More than a pit-stop on the way from Auckland to Hamilton, this village is worth a visit in its own right, says Elisabeth Easther.

The Hobbiton movie set will be partying from dawn to dusk today as happy hobbits celebrate International Hobbit Day.

Te Aroha locals are losing their local Westpac and ANZ branches which could force them to drive 20 minutes just to bank a cheque.

The retired violin teacher of a Kiwi orchestral musician who survived Monday's triple fatality said she was the best pupil he ever taught.

A victim of the horrific crash at Huntly and his Kiwi partner who survived the crash were "an example to most parents", their neighbour says.

A bronze sculpture of a baby southern rhinoceros was unveiled at Hamilton Zoo today - exactly one year after curator Samantha Kudeweh

The Kiwi woman who survived the horrific Huntly crash which killed her partner and sons loved returning home from Australia, neighbour says..

A Hamilton mayoral candidate has apologised for a mistake-ridden profile written in Te Reo Maori that was put together using Google Translate.

A woman has been killed after being hit by a truck in South Waikato early this morning.

The Waikato District Health Board has been found to have breached the rights of an ovarian cancer patient who was given the wrong

Officers investigating burglaries and thefts in the Waikato - including a burglary at the Te Awamutu Police station - have recovered a stash of police-issue equipment.

In a New Zealand first, the DHB has set up the Blood Management Service which sees a patient's blood analysed and potentially boosted if needed.

Husband of zoo curator Samantha Kudeweh who died in tiger attack last year says Hamilton City Council's $38,000 fine 'is a joke'.

A former primary school principal has been found guilty of serious misconduct.

People are stealing hand sanitiser from Waikato Hospital to get an alcohol fix with numerous reports of Sterigel theft in the last three years.

SH1 north of Huntly has reopened after a motorcycle crash which left a man with life-threatening injuries.

A man has been critically injured after a motorbike crash in the Waikato this afternoon.

Victims advocate says Chiefs should participate in anti-sexual violence course after Mad Monday stripper scandal.

A blunt instrument is believed to have been used to kill Hamilton man Brent Paul Brown in his Dinsdale home last week.