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Residents in the Waikato town of Cambridge were literally and figuratively shaken Thursday morning.

Just after eight a loud explosion rocked the area when an oil drum ignited at a shop on the main… Audio

The beach-side community of Raglan, in Waikato, needs a new plan for its wastewater after treated sewage was flushed into the sea twice in the space of a month.

An investigation is underway because… Audio

A market with a distinctly Waikato flavour is making its mark in Hamilton's old regional council building.

Developers are hoping locals will get in behind the precinct and make Made Market an urban… Audio

As the cost of living bites, people aren't taking in as many furry companions as they used to. And as kennels fill up, greyhounds whose racing days are over aren't being adopted. Libby Kirkby-McLeod… Audio

If you've got a craving for a plum crumble, or want a bit of preserved plum with your yogurt, or some easy home-made plum ice cream - you're out of luck.

Watties Hawke's Bay Black Doris Plums have… Audio

The general election might be behind us, but voters in East Hamilton face a by-election as local councillor Ryan Hamilton leaves to become an MP. There's a St John's ambulance staff member onsite at… Audio

The general election might be behind us, but some people will be heading straight back to the polls as local councillors leave to become MPs.

Do people have the stamina for going to the ballot box… Audio

Communities along the Firth of Thames have come up with 100 recommendations for a 100-year strategy to deal with the impact of climate change.

It's just the second time such a community-lead plan has… Audio

If you're in Hamilton get your phone out, because on Monday you'll be able to download a new app to help you discover natural areas in the city. The Nature In The City App has been designed by… Audio

Questions continue to be raised about Waka Kotahi's approach to safety issues, after RNZ reported that despite being aware other passenger trains were running red lights, the agency only sanctioned… Audio

The first distribution centre at New Zealand's biggest inland port has opened in Waikato.

An inland port operates like a coastal port, with containers moving in and out - only they are moved on… Audio

After languishing for a decade, there is a new sense of momentum in the centre of Tauranga.

The city council is pumping $400 million into plans to redevelop the waterfront and build a civic precinct.

RNZ Waikato reporter Libby Kirkby-McLeod discusses passenger train Te Huia, which is back up and running its full route from Hamilton to Auckland after a temporary halt due to safety concerns. And the… Audio

Members of the public set up a roadblock at the Kawhia Lookout on State Highway 31 on Wednesday night in an attempt to catch wanted man Tom Phillips.

Mr Phillips disappeared with his three children… Audio

Three credible sightings, an altercation in the street, and police are renewing calls for sightings of missing Marokopa man Tom Phillips. The 36 year old has been missing for 18 months, with his three… Video, Audio

Coromandel has seen the biggest drop in visitor spending of any tourism region in the country.

Electronic card transactions are down 20 percent compared to last year.

The government last week… Audio

Hamilton's Women's World Cup gets underway tomorrow night when Zambia take on the mighty Japan. The Zambian team is based in the city, and although locals might not be able to find Zambia on a map… Video, Audio

Waitomo Hotel. Chateau Tongariro. Rotorua Museum and the Blue Baths.

Across central New Zealand many iconic historic buildings are sitting empty while their owners, both private and public, grapple… Audio

Tourism to Waitomo's glow-worm caves is quietly picking up but the area is struggling with the impact of extreme weather on the roads.

Before the global pandemic, Waitomo hosted more tourists than… Audio

Last year, the Anglican church purchased ten acres at Rangiaowhia outside of Te Awamutu, with the intention of enabling its return to Ngāti Apakura.

The hapū is currently leasing the land from the… Audio

Dip down into a valley south of Hamilton and you arrive at one of New Zealand's most unique environments - Waitomo.

Covid lockdowns gave scientists an unexpected opportunity to learn more about the… Audio

In the rural Hawkes Bay community of Puketapu, locals say the loss of a bridge ripped away by floodwaters during Cyclone Gabrielle has torn the community apart.

They say it's not only causing… Audio

Wearing fluffy cat ears which spin around translating your brainwaves isn't what a farmer would do on a normal day in the yards. And growers are more likely to walk between crop rows, not through the… Audio

National is facing a turf grab from its traditional political ally as it edges closer to polling day. Act is on a clear mission for the rural vote, roping in the former Federated Farmers president to… Video, Audio

Artificial Intelligence stirs up fears that it's coming for our jobs, our schooling, and even our very existence.

Now te reo Maori and data sovereignty experts are raising another red flag - ChatGPT… Audio