Waikato District Mayor Allan Sanson is disappointed the reporter referred to the town as "rotting" and has offered to show her around.

Waikato police are refusing to comment on why they cordoned off a rural school the morning after a quiz night.

A 19-year-old whose car went head-on into a power pole in Waikato early this morning, is now in a stable condition.

South Waikato police and fire safety officers are investigating the cause of a blaze at a vacant Tokoroa house early today.

Hamilton mental health patient went on to drown himself in Waikato River.

Bruce Honore and his wife Meri had been at the Cambridge motocross track cheering on their 8-year-old grandson when a bike flew across the barrier.

A Hamilton woman has been left distraught after a freak accident at a Cambridge motocross event saw her husband killed.

The Hamilton City Council has postponed its first court appearance in relation to its prosecution after of one of its zoo keepers was mauled by a tiger.

Fleeing gang members hurled onions and a glass chopping board at police during a high-speed pursuit through the Waikato.

Ewan McDonald is shocked to find TripAdvisor on the money regarding comfortable beds.

Waikato DHB has come up with a national first by launching a smartphone app that lets people have consultations, text their GP and schedule appointments.

Police are investigating the incident, in which the Te Aroha Primary School pupil was walking over a walk bridge near the Waikato town's wetlands.

A van crashed into wandering stock this morning on a Waikato road.

Firefighters have been called back to a house fire after passers-by saw flames coming out from underneath the home.

A Waikato woman was caught driving nearly four times over the limit while "rushing to get home before she turned into a pumpkin".

Pirongia is Maori for "like a bad smell" although Pirongia is pretty and not at all smelly.

Police are appealing for the driver of a white utility vehicle to come forward after a man was killed when a car and truck collided in rural Waikato today.

A 20-year-old man remains in hospital today after being hit in the mouth by an exploding air freshener.

A law firm must reimburse a deceased Waikato farmer's estate more than $1 million to make good on financial losses.

Waikato police are praising the actions of motorists who dobbed in a truck driver seen swerving all over a state highway.

A woman has died and another has serious injuries after a car rolled in Waikato about 1am today.

Emergency services were called to the scene at the intersection of Margaret St and Tirau St in Putaruru at 8pm.

Peter Bradbury's survival - he crawled 75m to his house before waiting up to eight days for help - is nothing short of miraculous.

Waihi police investigating the break-in at the town's Mobil service station, the fourth business to be targeted in Eastern Waikato over the past two days.

Two aggravated robberies which occurred within minutes of each other in the Waikato are not linked, police say.

In the same week as calls are made to toughen up legislation for canine owners, two more are mauled by dogs

New signage warning of the strong currents at Whangamata Harbour are being erected following the tragic death of 15-year-old paddleboarder Amie Russell.

A motorcyclist has died after striking a road barrier on State Highway One in the Waikato this morning.

Fire crews were last night fighting a fire at a commercial property in the northern Waikato settlement of Tuakau.