Coromandel & Hauraki news
'Rusty but running': 1940s bulldozer still going strong
Robin Hill retired at 58 and began collecting tractors, including a 1940s Fowler VF.
My father was a community hero - he also sexually abused me
Two sisters fight to expose their honoured father for sexually abusing them as children.
Police find gun, drugs in stolen van
The van was stolen in April and found on White St in Whitianga last week, police say.
Major emergency response under way after Paeroa crash leaves one critical and one badly hurt
'There are a number of people down a bank from a vehicle.'
'We still have that risk': Thunderstorm chance remains in north, skifields to open in south
The wet weather has also caused a mudslide that's blocking a North Island highway.
‘It’s all backwards’: Father admitted to bar thanks to his daughter
"It was a very proud moment to say the least."
Aucklanders wake to thunderstorms, 5000 lightning strikes overnight
Residents will be inspecting their properties for damage.
Waikato news
Man accused of hit-and-run manslaughter appears in court
Riki Ronald Edward Lum appeared in the Hamilton District Court today.
Second person charged after deaf and blind man's death in alleged hit-and-run
The man has been charged with being an accessory after the fact to manslaughter.
Super Rugby Pacific sees viewership increase
The final was also the most-watched title decider since 2016.
Rural news
The Country: Todd McClay on carbon farming
Todd McClay, Wayne Langford, Hamish Marr, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, and Chris Russell.
Opinion: Are rising butter prices bad news?
Opinion: If the export income increases, New Zealanders are better off.
NZ shearers prepare for Scotland's toughest sheep
Toa Henderson and Jack Fagan will tackle blackface sheep at the Lochearnhead Shears.
‘It was a complete dump’ - How couple transformed Wellington’s skinniest building
Former showroom for Shacklock stoves now a cool Airbnb.
‘Bring a hammer’: Five state homes worth over $3m for sale ‘as is, where is’
They are the first of around 100 properties KO plans to bring to market in Waikato.
More local news
"I don't want to go to a restaurant and have pea foam. I just want the pea."
It's all about kai and community at Falls Retreat, a paddock-to-plate paradise.
Where top NZ chefs go for the best winter dining spots
From Sam Low to Simon Levy, NZ’s top foodies and chefs share their favourite winter spots.
'That's how community works': Volunteers sustain Colville's mail service
'We know who's who, and if it's addressed wrong, still gets to them.'
Whitianga woman throws support behind Pink Ribbon Breakfast
Alana Baker hosted her first breakfast five years ago. She has since raised $30,000.
Auckland Zoo euthanises 'extraordinary' rare bird
Due to partial blindness and kidney failure, the bird was unsuitable for being released.
Seven dead on Waikato roads in April
The news comes as the provisional national road death toll for the month almost doubled.