Waikato SPCA announced on Friday that it will close its doors.

A first-time councillor has been criticised for lobbying her elected colleagues and the district health board over her anti-fluoride views.

A man so busting to go to the toilet, he reached speeds of up to 176km/h on the Waikato Expressway.

A Huntly woman allegedly caught drink driving with three unrestrained children in the car has appeared in court.

"Essentially you breathe life into something that is dead material" Puppeteer Norbert Hausberg exhibits his lifelong passion. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Wheelie bins and an extra recycling bin for food scraps isn't good news for everyone in Hamilton. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Waikato Police have arrested three people, including two teens, for ram raiding a Raglan service station.

Job advertisements rose 9.9pc in October, with the Waikato job market thriving.

When Wheelchair Football becomes a Paralympic Sport, these Cambridge sportsmen will be Paralympians. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Learning to drive can be hard, but learning it in a new language is almost impossible. But that's changing for refugees in Hamilton. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A major medical marijuana trial is underway in New Zealand - testing the effects of a new cannabis gel on epilepsy patients.

A 35-year-old Hamilton man has appeared in court facing rape charges.

Police are looking for a teenager who failed to return home to Te Awamutu after spending the afternoon in Hamilton.

A man is in a critical condition in intensive care after being hit by a motorcycle in Hamilton.

Two 20-year-old men have been charged with street racing causing death following a horror accident that killed four people in Hamilton in June.

Police are continuing their inquiries to locate the owner and driver of an Audi that crashed in Hamilton.

Not wanting to bother people with his problems Paul Keesing would take pain relief - this is what led to his death as he spoke out too late.

It's a battle of the finest for Lye Farm and Scott Farm on the outskirts of Hamilton - all in the name charity. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A man is dead after a "family harm incident" in Hamilton.

Most girls play with dolls but 12 year old Tayla Hansen would rather be outside playing with Zeus, a bull that is 15 times her size. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The man at the centre of an apparent gang war on methamphetamine in Ngaruawahia has been arrested.

Diana Paekau told her four-old son that they'll now be making a canvas roof tent their home for the summer because there is a shortage of rentals.

Police are getting closer in their search to find the owners of four precious family photo albums found dumped in a city gully.

A woman walking down a north Waikato street was surprised to be greeted by a naked man as she went past.

A young woman found dead in the Waikato River has been described as "beautiful", "sassy" and "stubborn".

Hamilton police said the death of a woman found yesterday was being treated as unexplained, at this stage.

Joyful Ministries in Hamilton is giving people with intellectual disabilities a chance to connect with faith in their own way. Made with funding by New Zealand on Air.

Joyful Ministries in Hamilton is giving people with intellectual disabilities a chance to connect with faith in their own way. Made with funding by New Zealand on Air.

Hamiltonian Dorris Ratcliffe is 98 years old but has the lifestyle of a woman much younger. She says keeping busy and volunteering makes her life worthwhile.