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Police said they found hammers, a machete and a bag of coins inside the vehicles.

The vehicle was stopped with a "tactical manoeuvre", police said, before it crashed into a fence and caused a fire.

Four young people have been arrested after police said they fled through South Auckland and into Hamilton.

A former teacher targeted the homes of vulnerable elderly people to steal their bank cards and wallets, to spend their money on groceries, alcohol, and cigarettes.

The main road that leads from Thames to Coromandel has been shut due to an unstable cliff.

Twelve people - mostly children and teenagers - have been arrested after a service station robbery near Hamilton.

Police are looking for a person in relation to the theft of dangerous chemicals from Waikato Hospital.

Police say the chemicals could blind people, burn their skin or even degrade their bones.

Cyclone Hale has made landfall with gale-force winds, 6m swells on the coast and heavy rain, and caused road closures, slips and flooding across several regions.

Police are asking for sightings of two vehicles travelling in the area around the time a meter reader was critically injured in Waikato last week.

Police said the group's offending spanned several months.

Police are seeking help from the community following an assault in Hamilton yesterday.

Bill Burr says he had to fight for his life after he was assaulted during a home invasion by two teens in 2020 and he has no regrets about how the day panned out.

Waikato police are investigating after a meter-reader was found critically injured in Kihikihi yesterday.

Wild weather has closed roads, cutting power and bringing down slips. Audio

Hundreds of homes are without power and campgrounds are emptying fast in Te Tai Tokerau amid non-stop rain and wind. Audio

Two people died after a vehicle hit a tree in the Far North town of Ahipara.

The High Court in Hamilton has ordered two men charged with selling drugs and participating in organised crime not to sell $1.9 million worth of assets.

The main route into Raglan has now reopened after a car crash brought down power lines on State Highway 23.

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Police were called to the scene of the single-vehicle crash about 7.45pm.

Police are urging swimmers not to use floatation devices on the Waikato River after two people had to be rescued over 24 hours.

Emergency services are responding to a crash on State Highway 30 that has left four people seriously injured.

Police have named the person who died following a car fire on State Highway 3 on Boxing Day.

Two people have been airlifted to hospital, following separate crashes in Southland and Whitianga.