Waikato

Lake Taupō's harbourmaster has issued a warning to a teenager in charge of a boat that caught fire just before Christmas.

The fire at Taupō-nui-a-Tia College destroyed a block of classrooms, police say.

Satwinder Singh was jailed for seven years and two months December last year.

Veteran George Bennett pulls out gutsy solo attack to win the men's national road cycling championship near Cambridge.

Hone Neal, 40, suffered non-life-threatening injuries when he was shot on Wednesday.

Cambridge Road near Racecourse Road heading towards State Highway 1 was closed.

The patched gang member was wanted by police for prior "violent" offences, police say.

The two-vehicle crash occurred on Puketutu Road, about 12.15pm Sunday.

Residents are wondering whether there are better ways to empower them to clear up after storms.

A digger hit a gas line in the suburb of Wharewaka.

The man was found by police on Avalon Drive with significant injuries police say are consistent with an assault.

For residents, it would have meant the nearest postal store was more than 15 kilometres away.

Te Kauwhata is set to lose its well supported postal service at the end of the year. Audio

Woolworths Te Awamutu shut briefly after fumes entered a storeroom while a sprinkler system and generator were tested.

A brazen burglar was chased down by Te Awamutu pizza store workers after he was busted strolling in and taking off with a television.

Police have apologised to the family in person, saying the situation was "very regrettable".

A visitor staying near the Mount Hot Pools has described confusion and fear as a landslide smashed into campervans and tents at Mauao.

Jack Oliver-Hood, 37, was a lawyer who worked on the high-profile murder appeals of Mark Lundy and Gail Maney.