Craig Grylls made the most of his chances on Saturday before the start of a lengthy suspension when he produced a fine display aboard Nothing Trivial to win the Thames Cup.

After the excesses of Christmas and New Year celebrations, Joelle Thomson investigates North Island walks for you to check out on your holidays.

A driver has been clocked at 240 km/h on the Waikato Expressway and police say driving at that 'crazy' speed takes 450m to stop.

Elisabeth Easther enjoys a tour of a Cambridge stud farm and takes a crash course on raising racehorses.

A woman who refused to let go of her handbag was dragged 20 metres by her attacker.

A young woman waiting to take her family home suffered facial injuries when she was hit with a beer bottle at a Waikato bar.

Dunedin-based Silver Fern Farms will be looking to raise around $100 million in new equity next year to repay debt, upgrade plant, and to accelerate its "value added" product strategy.

Mighty River Power and the Tuwharetoa Maori Trust Board have signed a deal over water in Lake Taupo, the terms of which the electricity generator says are confidential.

A serial fraudster who stole almost $6 million from a New Zealand family in an elaborate Facebook stock scam has been described by a judge as "evil incarnate".

An 8-year-old boy remains in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital after a four-vehicle crash yesterday.

Marine officers are aghast a 294-metre iron-sands export ship will be allowed to berth close to the rugged Waikato west coast tomorrow - without a licensed pilot.

Radiant summer weather made a brief call to the North Island at the weekend, attracting hardy bathers into the still-cool water at beaches and creating a run on icecream.

Andrew Alderson stays at a classic Kiwi cottage on the Coromandel Peninsula.

Susan Buckland gets in some bird-watching at Miranda's sanctuary.

Four of the best parks and outdoor spaces to take your kids.

Three people managed to swim to safety when their car crashed into the Waikato River this morning.

Next time you're in the region, be sure to explore these spots ...

Sure, there's gold in 'them thar hills' but there's far more to do in the mining town than a weekend is time for, find Donna McIntyre and her family.

A 7-year-old boy who was bored while visiting his dad at Waikato Hospital started spending his own pocket money on activity packs for sick children but needs more help.

The home of a 49-year-old Meremere man is under guard while Waikato police investigate his death.

Elisabeth Easther visited her turangawaewae and learned that lemurs are lovely and Cambridge's river trails are superb.

If you're in a aquatic frame of mind, check out these great on-water excursions.

Two people have died in a two vehicle crash in Waikato.

A passer-by is being hailed a hero after he jumped over a fence and repeatedly whacked a dog with a broom stick to stop it from attacking its owner.