A car seat provided by a rental company saved the life of a three-year-old Australian tourist involved in a crash in Waikato, police say.

Two young girls in trouble last week after crashing their parents' cars are unlikely to face charges.

A lazy cruise down the Waikato River is a belated birthday getaway for Isobel Marriner.

NZ Lotteries chief executive Wayne Pickup said the title was largely due to former Te Kauwhata checkout operator Trevor's $26.5 million Powerball win in April.

Members of the police national dive team are being brought in to join the search for an Australian tourist missing in the Waikato River near Taupo.

A visit to a blueberry farm is entertaining for the whole family, discovers Alexia Santamaria.

A health worker was left badly shaken when a man allegedly tried to sexually assault her in broad daylight outside Waikato Hospital yesterday.

A 22-year-old Waikato farm worker is missing after hitching a ride home on Friday night, sparking fears for his safety.

Standing in front of a round green door, set into a cheery hillside, I half expect to see Gandalf the Grey and Bilbo Baggins wandering up the footpath.

It may be the butt of many a joke, but Colin Hogg can't wait to get back to the city Aucklanders love to hate.

Prison officers were justified in restraining an inmate after a struggle described as a "seething mass of humanity", a coroner's inquest has found.

Police have released the name of a man killed in a motorbike crash in Waikato on Sunday.

Alexia Santamaria finds there is more than enough to keep both parents and kids happy on a day trip to Hamilton.

Dionne Christian finds activities for all ages in Pirongia and its surrounds.

A former prison guard who admitted arranging drug deals into a Waikato facility with an inmate has been fired.

So you've been tasked with organising a hen's party ... one option is fleeing the city and swapping novelty cakes and forced craziness for a weekend of fun and pampering.