A baby being dangled outside a car window has distressed Hamilton police.

Danielle Wright spends a rainy day in Waikato, in the company of the Incas' silent brothers — the llamas.

A Dutch couple coming to New Zealand to visit their Taupo-based daughter on a "trip of a lifetime" were among those killed on MH17.

A master surfboard maker has sold a handcrafted board to a New Zealand buyer for a staggering $1.5 million.

The Waikato District Health Board has backed its incoming chief executive, despite concerns about his time overseeing a Canadian health authority.

The new boss of Waikato's DHB was in charge of one of the worst-performing Canadian health authorities - and Labour has questioned his appointment.

Head to some of these local gems next time you're visiting the peninsula.

This old mining town is finding a new fortune in the beauty of its forests, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Fergusson, the 10kg cat, is a regular sight in the corridors of Waikato Hospital, cheering up patients and posing for photographs as he goes.

Paul Charman on the joys of a weekend driving around the Central Plateau.

A 29-year-old inmate is in a stable condition after a stabbing at Spring Hill Prison.

Sports, cultural events, school trips and dances have been cancelled or postponed in some Waikato schools after an outbreak of the measles.

A visit to Waitomo has long been on our family’s holiday "to do" list...

This hand-laid, three-kilometre-long railway snakes its way through rugged Coromandel bush terrain to a tower that affords wonderful views out to the Hauraki Gulf.

For further information see: drivingcreekrailway.co.nz

Small town New Zealand does wonderful and whacky to keep up our winter spirits.

The 'H's: Hobbit holes, horses and heartfelt hospitality, writes Elisabeth Easther.

Head to this wonderful part of Waikato for encounters with llamas, a dose of Kiwiana and scenic bush hikes galore.

A baby has been taken from a Hamilton property to Waikato Hospital in a serious to critical condition and police are investigating what happened at the property.

Danielle Wright takes her family in search of small, hairy footprints on a movie location tour in Piopio.

Hit these city trails and go exploring on your bike.

Workers at a meat processing plant in Te Aroha were evacuated after a chemical leak this morning.