Elisabeth Easther takes the boys on the road down to Raglan for a weekend.

Elisabeth Easther enjoys the grotto and more at a lakeside retreat in Taupo.

WorkSafe and police are investigating a crash in which a woman on a motorbike was killed at a road works site.

A motorcyclist has died after colliding with a reversing vehicle at a road works site in Meremere this morning.

Sally Greed is the owner of BeSeen, a Tirau-based business that produces high visibility vests and other accessories for dogs.

Police have released the name of two men who died after separate crashes in the Waikato last week.

Two Waikato police stations could lose staff or close after the completion of a review into rural policing in the district.

A man who lost control of his motorbike and crashed yesterday has died in hospital.

A man was shot dead at close range in Hamilton last night.

Great surf and scenery and a passionate local populace impress Elisabeth Easther.

A teenager in critical condition in Waikato Hospital last night has yet to learn of the deaths of his parents and sister in a head-on crash with a logging truck this week.

Three people have died and one is critically injured following a collision between a car and a logging truck in south Waikato this afternoon.

Hamilton police are searching for a body after a man was seen jumping into the Waikato River this morning.

A man has died in hospital following a domestic dispute at a Waikato home yesterday afternoon.

Campbell Burnes sat down with College Sport chief executive Dave Currie, who has been in the job just a few months. This is part one of a two-part interview; read the second in next week's College Sport.

A 17-year-old girl was rescued from the Waikato River early this morning by a police officer who swam to save her before she went under.

Community spirit, cool cafes and amazing walks add to the gold mining town's charm, finds Elisabeth Easther.

Police have confirmed the body found in the Waikato River this morning is the 23-year-old reported missing on Saturday.

A body has been recovered from the Waikato River this morning, but police say it's too early to confirm its identity.

A man who attempted to swim across the Waikato River last night is presumed drowned, according to police.

A young man is feared drowned after he and a friend tried to cross the Waikato River in Hamilton last night.

Legend has it that a ghost walks the halls of the Rangiriri Tavern, known affectionately to locals and travellers alike as "the Rango".

A motorcyclist and a milk tanker collided on State Highway 1 in the Waikato overnight.

Three people have walked away uninjured following a smash which left two cars on their sides in Waikato today.

A 65-year-old woman was left injured on the side of a road after a hit and run incident in Waikato yesterday.

We look at spots made famous by some classic Kiwi landmarks.