Two men who escaped from from a Hamilton mental health care facility have surrendered to authorities, police say.

The father of a man who was found dead in the Waikato River has lashed out at a mental health facility following the escape of two more men.

The public are being warned to stay away from two men with a history of violence who have escaped from a Waikato mental health facility.

The family of a toddler who almost drowned after falling into an effluent trap have thanked the public for all their "love and support".

A man who died after crashing his car into a tree in the Waikato on Thursday morning has been named by police.

A 16-year-old youth was seriously injured after the car he was in rolled in a Waikato paddock.

Two people have been arrested after allegedly stealing motorbikes worth tens of thousands of dollars from a Waikato business.

A man who died after crashing his car into a tree in the Waikato was not wearing a seatbelt, police say.

Danielle Wright introduces her children to golfing holidays in Taupo.

Images from the Balloons Over Waikato event, which runs until this Sunday.

The family of a man whose body was found in the Waikato River have made a precedent-setting plea for legal funding to investigate his death.

A teenage driver on a learner's licence lost control and careered into a group of students waiting for a school bus in Waikato this morning.

A young man who apparently drank too much at a party fell up to 15m down a Waikato River bank after going outside to be sick.

A car has flipped while towing a trailer with another car in it on a motorway south of Auckland this afternoon.

A young girl has suffered a head injury after her hair caught in a go-kart yesterday, in what was described as an "unusual incident".

Danielle Wright enjoys the magic of Balloons Over Waikato in Hamilton.

A tourist allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road hit another car head-on on the State Highway 6 Coast Road between Greymouth and Westport this morning.

The family of a man whose body was found in the Waikato River last week claim he was the victim of "medical and bureaucratic malpractice".

Two tourists are critically injured after their vehicle and a logging truck collided on a busy rural Waikato highway today.

Steeped in natural wonders, the south Waikato town pours Elisabeth Easther the best water she's ever sipped.

A Cambridge woman has admitted stealing at least $300,000 from her employer, the New Zealand Jersey Cattle Breeders Association.

The man who died after being found lying in a Hamilton road last week was Sean Anthony O'Connor.

A truck that caught fire early this morning, is causing traffic delays on State Highway 27 near Morrinsville.