Temperatures were in the late twenties across the top half of the north today, with the humidity making it feel more like the thirties in Auckland.

Rainfall over the past few days has made a Waikato farmer's "wishes come true", but he warns its effect will not be immediate.

Universal or voluntary membership? That was the question put to tertiary students in 1999 after the National Government passed a law insisting they choose how they should belong to their student association.

Family members of the cyclists killed by a driver in Morrinsville just over a month ago share their stories of that fateful day.

aikato head coach Chris Gibbes and assistant coach Scott McLeod have re-signed with the union for a further two years.

Add a touch of vintage Kiwiana to the kitchen these holidays with an iconic tea towel from Pauanesia.

The driver of a car that collided with a group of cyclists, killing three, has admitted causing their deaths.

Hamilton's new mayor is "horrified" by the $27.4 million paid by the previous council for staging the city's V8 Supercar race over the past three years.

A boy, 14, had to be restrained with handcuffs after he was caught allegedly drink driving.