A police officer knocked unconscious at a call-out last night has barely any memory of the attack, say police.

One man is in hospital and another has been arrested after police chased two men allegedly doing a wheelie on a dirt bike.

The community that saved firefighters after the Tamahere coolstore blast were recognised yesterday.

The Waikato health board was forced to shut down all of its PCs to tackle a Conficker attack.

The Chiefs have dumped three All Blacks from their starting lineup to face the Cheetahs.

A man's dead body has been recovered from a car found submerged in a Waikato canal.

Police have named the motorcyclist who died when his bike collided with a patrol car which was doing a U-turn at the time.

Greg Murphy feels frustrated that the home fans didn't have more to cheer about at the New Zealand round of the V8 Supercars championship at the weekend.

A man is critically ill in an Auckland hospital after stepping into the path of a petrol tanker last night.

Prop Toby Smith will make his first start for the Chiefs in a Super 14 rugby match against the Stormers in Hamilton on Friday night.