Name suppression has lapsed for a Meremere man accused of murder.

A homicide enquiry is underway after a deadly shooting in a suburb yesterday evening.

A man was shot dead at close range in Hamilton last night.

Great surf and scenery and a passionate local populace impress Elisabeth Easther.

A teenager in critical condition in Waikato Hospital last night has yet to learn of the deaths of his parents and sister in a head-on crash with a logging truck this week.

Three people have died and one is critically injured following a collision between a car and a logging truck in south Waikato this afternoon.

Hamilton police are searching for a body after a man was seen jumping into the Waikato River this morning.

A man has died in hospital following a domestic dispute at a Waikato home yesterday afternoon.

A driver has been injured and diversions are in place on a state highway after a truck and trailer overturned this morning.

A pedestrian has died near Tauranga, one man was found dead in his car near Palmerston North and four people were injured in a head-on collision in south Waikato.

Community spirit, cool cafes and amazing walks add to the gold mining town's charm, finds Elisabeth Easther.

Police have confirmed the body found in the Waikato River this morning is the 23-year-old reported missing on Saturday.

A body has been recovered from the Waikato River this morning, but police say it's too early to confirm its identity.

A man who attempted to swim across the Waikato River last night is presumed drowned, according to police.

A young man is feared drowned after he and a friend tried to cross the Waikato River in Hamilton last night.

Three people have walked away uninjured following a smash which left two cars on their sides in Waikato today.

A 65-year-old woman was left injured on the side of a road after a hit and run incident in Waikato yesterday.

We look at spots made famous by some classic Kiwi landmarks.

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".