New Zealand has been spared half a billion dollars in damage from a notorious pest - and scientists say it's an Irish wasp we have to thank for it.

We all seem to use more Māori kupu as each year goes by. But a three year study at Waikato University aims to learn how and why that's happening, and if one Māori word will attract others. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

We all seem to use more Māori kupu as each year goes by. But a three year study at Waikato University aims to learn how and why that's happening, and if one Māori word will attract others. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Two men have been taken to hospital after they fell metres off a cliff while mountain biking at Port Waikato.

A 6-year-old boy is heartbroken and his family Christmas is in tatters after a visitor visa mix-up will prevent his grandparents flying to New Zealand.

A woman has been shot during a domestic dispute in Hamilton this morning.

Waikato SPCA announced on Friday that it will close its doors.

Police are continuing their investigation into a Ngaruawahia car crash that killed an 11-year-old boy. Six other young people were

A Hamilton mother's six month battle with insufferable pain after a botched epidural has likened the feeling to that of someone drilling a pencil into her spine.

A first-time councillor has been criticised for lobbying her elected colleagues and the district health board over her anti-fluoride views.

The teacher has resigned from her role and been censured by the Education Council's Disciplinary Tribunal.

A virtual health system set up by Waikato District Health Board will compete with another one designed by GPs and patients.

A man so busting to go to the toilet, he reached speeds of up to 176km/h on the Waikato Expressway.

Shoppers are being urged to source their meat from legitimate suppliers after the Ministry for Primary Industries shut down a black

A Huntly woman allegedly caught drink driving with three unrestrained children in the car has appeared in court.

The signs of summer are among us with pohutakawa trees flowering already and forecasters say the official first day of the season on Thursday will be calm and dry.

Investigators will return to the scene of a large industrial fire in Taupo.

"Essentially you breathe life into something that is dead material" Puppeteer Norbert Hausberg exhibits his lifelong passion. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Wheelie bins and an extra recycling bin for food scraps isn't good news for everyone in Hamilton. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A woman who had a hysterectomy and a teenager who underwent a spinal surgery didn't receive the necessary follow-up checks with surgeon.

One person is in a critical condition follow a two-car crash on State Highway 1, just north of Tirau.

A man convicted of indecently assaulting a female prison guard has become the first person in New Zealand to be sentenced for a 'third strike' offence.

The union for senior doctors is calling for an independent investigation into the orthopaedics situation at Waikato District Health Board.

The Labour Party is urging a rethink of one of the Government's key health targets after a group of surgeons revealed important operations were being put off in order to reach the strict target.

Waikato Police have arrested three people, including two teens, for ram raiding a Raglan service station.

One person is dead after a crash 20 minutes north of Matamata this afternoon.

Job advertisements rose 9.9pc in October, with the Waikato job market thriving.

A man wanted in relation to an aggravated robbery and assault on police in Morrinsville last month has handed himself in to police.

The family of the 11-year-old boy killed in a car crash which injured six other children are remembering a "real character" who always made them laugh.

When Wheelchair Football becomes a Paralympic Sport, these Cambridge sportsmen will be Paralympians. Made with funding from NZ On Air.