Tokoroa & South Waikato news

Resealing on Waikato Expressway at Cambridge requires 24-hour lane closure
Motorists can expect delays of up to 30 minutes at peak travel times.

Student finds calling in engineering, inspired by dad's 1961 Chevrolet Impala
After a 'taster course' at school, the Tokoroa resident was hooked.

Truck crash closes part of SH1 in Waikato, delays expected
Emergency services responded to the incident around 10am.

Not a ‘popularity contest’: Top- and bottom-ranked Waikato mayors revealed
One Waikato mayor is ranked New Zealand's worst, only two local mayors are in top 10.

Fire crews battled blaze near Tokoroa for over five hours
The fire covered a 100m x 70m area of pine and eucalyptus trees.

Second Waikato councillor resigns ahead of election
First-term councillor who secured 1795 votes at the 2022 election.

Number of wildfires on the rise, Fire and Emergency says
In New Zealand, 99% of wildfires are caused by people.

Alien Weaponry, Balloons and Turangawaewae regatta – here's what's on in the Waikato
What events are on in Waikato?

‘Best decision of my life’: Tokoroa local enthuses about joining Navy
Montana Hartley has just completed junior officer and basic training at Devonport.

‘Please come home’: Desperate mother begs her missing son to make contact
Police say a man sighted on Sunday matching Langford's description was not him.

Police reveal possible new sightings of missing man whose burned-out car was found in January
Police are searching for Travis Langford, missing since January 17.
Waikato news

Police look for silver Nissan after Huntly aggravated robbery
Three men allegedly assaulted an employee at a commercial premises on Sunday.

Severe storm heading for Auckland could become tropical cyclone
MetService has issued rain, wind warnings. Fiji Met may name it as cyclone by day's end.

Warnings upgraded: 140km/h gales, torrential downpours to lash upper North Island for 41hrs
Thunderstorms, 180mm of rain from tonight in upper NI, tree and powerline damage likely.
More Tokoroa & South Waikato news

'Onwards and upwards': Wildlife sanctuary out of the woods for now
In June, SMM said it was struggling financially and could be forced to close.

MP to meet ministry over 230 job losses at Kinleith Mill
The mill will cease all paper production before July 2025.

‘Forever in your debt’: Family speak out after man died saving brother on Lake Taupō
Vincent, 36, died at Acacia Bay while saving his brother’s life in January.