Should Waitomo businesses be allowed to open on Easter Sunday? It's a question currently being considered by the council. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Two teenagers were driving a stolen car when they sped past police officers and lost control, crashing into another driver just seconds after a chase began.

See which region isn't afraid to whinge when they've had a gutsful with roadworks.

At least six properties were destroyed - but there was no loss of life during the Whitianga bushfire. And locals say they know it could have been much worse. Made with funding from NZ On Air

The ToolShed in Hamilton has been ram raided for the second time in a month. Police are now hunting for a brown and red, "fairly

What happens when a town triples in size overnight? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Victim advocate Louise Nicholas says allegations Chiefs rugby players verbally abused two female parking wardens are "disappointing".

Parked car no problem for this Hamilton contracting crew who found a simple solution to their road block.

Getting closer than 50m to a killer whale could set you back a couple hundred thousand or land you behind bars.

Two Huntly officers stopped an car that had a passenger in the boot at the same spot as a previous fatal crash.

A police officer is recovering at home after he was punched in the face by a man trying to flee police at about 1.30am on Sunday in

Six people have been arrested after a riotous party spilled into the street in Waikato.

Piri Wiri Tua Hemi, 87, has died after months living happily with family.

A Morrinsville family remain homeless after fire ripped through their home just after Christmas. The McRaes are now having to look

Alan Langdon was open about his quest to flee Kawhia so that he couldn't be found - but he didn't mention 6-year-old daughter, Que, in his plans.

A 48-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the death of Hamilton man Tama Retimana.

A Waikato couple are "gutted" over the loss of their twins' placentas, stolen from their meat freezer.

WATCH: A beach-goer says he was amazed to watch a group of young fishers haul in and release a "bloody great" bronze whaler shark.

Two young boys and a teenager are in a critical condition after a collision between a car and a campervan on Morrinsville-Tahuna Rd in Waikato.

Police are continuing their search along the river bank of the Waikato River with a focus on the camp site confirmed as belonging

Tama Retimana, whose body was found floating in the Waikato River two days after Christmas, was a father-of-two and had a partner.

The inhabitants of a house that caught fire today escaped without injury.

Alan Langdon, 49, and his daughter, Que, 6, haven't been seen or heard from since they sailed from Kawhia Harbour 11 days ago.

A kayaker out for an evening paddle found a body in the Waikato River this evening.

Police are concerned for the welfare of a 49-year-old man and his daughter who left Kawhia Harbour on a catamaran nine days ago and haven't been seen since.

A 2-year-old girl has died after being hit by a car in a driveway in Te Kauwhata, Waikato.

A woman was playing in the hot pools at De Bretts Hot Springs near Taupo when she collapsed.

Two more people have been charged in separate cases of alleged mistreatment of bobby calves.

Parents take a win with free early childhood education, but Hamilton centres out of pocket. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Cattle have died after a truck rolled, closing part of State Highway 23, Waikato.