Hamilton's river and gardens put you in the mood for wonderful walking It's a 45-minute walk around Hamilton Lake.

Liz Light visits Fieldays, the biggest, fattest farmers' market in the Southern Hemisphere.

Andy Pickering finds action and relaxation aplenty at Coromandel's Whitianga.

The Ministry of Education has backed down from forcing a Paeroa school to re-enrol a 10-year-old student who the school says is a threat to staff and other children.

A truck and trailer rolled in Waikato overnight but the driver was not injured.

In the first of a three-part series, Ben Crawford takes an exciting weekend road-trip to Coromandel.

Gang tensions are believed to have sparked the on-going prison riot at Spring Hill jail south of Auckland, where inmates are setting fires and damaging cells.

Up close, after it has travelled more than 300km, the Waikato River is so muddy that you cannot see your feet if you are standing just knee-deep beside its banks.

The Pinnacles walk is the perfect way to introduce family and friends to the fun of tramping, writes Katie Furze.

A post-mortem examination will be undertaken today on the body of a man who died in a house fire in Tokoroa.

Police have defended a senior cop's praise of the late officer who planted a shell case at the Crewe murder scene, and insist the comments have no bearing on a review.

Arthur Allan Thomas has condemned a soon to be released police inquiry into the Crewe murders as a mockery and a "cover up".

The person who died in a house fire in Tokoroa last night has been confirmed as a man.

One person is dead and another is fighting for their life after a house fire in Tokoroa this evening.

A rare media appearance by Crewe murder accused Arthur Allan Thomas tomorrow will address the death of the officer who planted evidence that wrongly convicted him.

Lifeguards were supposed to finish up on Northland's patrolled surf beaches yesterday, but the long summer has seen Ruakaka volunteers staying on for next weekend as well.

Lifeguards are frustrated at the lack of preparedness shown by 10 Korean fishermen who needed rescuing from a precarious position on a rock in Port Waikato.

A family is delighted to be reunited with their beloved billy goat after being tipped off to his whereabouts by a person who claims to have psychic powers.

A spate of quad bike thefts in Waikato has come earlier than expected this year.

When the Waikato comes to mind, visions of cow-crammed paddocks tend to crush the notion that this is a worldly part of the country. But, if you take the time to explore the region, you’ll discover there’s more to it than just dairy.

Waikato company Te Kauwhata Transport has gone into receivership.

A 22-year-old man was killed when a gun went off after a drinking session in the Waikato town Ngaruawahia overnight.

A fully equipped motorhome has replaced a canvas tent in Sarah Lawrence's holiday affections