A man charged with setting his wife on fire at a rural Waikato roadside before fleeing for Fiji with his son will plead not guilty to her murder.

Take time out to enjoy the dramatic scenery along one of New Zealand's well-travelled routes. Diana Clement reports.

The winner of half of the biggest Lotto Powerball first division prize is still to collect the riches.

The Prime Minister has been accused of inappropriately "commandeering" the air force to get to photo opportunities and exclusive events after using an Air Force Iroquois to get to the V8s in Hamilton and back to Auckland.

Liz Light drops into a big black hole where trusting the ropes on the way down is one thing - and climbing back up is another.

Holden's Jamie Whincup will start from pole position in this afternoon's 200km race at the Hamilton V8 Supercar event.

Pictures on Peter Jackson's Facebook profile give a glimpse into how the movie is being shot in 3D and reveal the film will break with nine decades of cinema tradition.

Next weekend Hamilton hosts ITM400, the biggest V8 Supercar event in the country. Susan Edmunds went to a meet at the Meremere dragway for an early whiff of V8 fever.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has cleared police in two incidents but found an officer's actions in a Waikato "undesirable".