Waikato

The Hauraki District Council is considering banning vaping in smokefree zones - it's one of several councils nationwide looking to include vaping in its smoking policy. Audio

Wintec's centre for Health and Social Practice wants to develop practitioners who can work effectively with whānau, pronounce Māori patient names correctly and understand Māori customs.

A Plant and Food Research principal scientist John Monro says if some carbohydrates in a meal are swapped out for kiwifruit it will help reduce blood glucose levels.

The family of Nicky Stevens, who died while in the care of the Waikato DHB, are appealing to its commissioner to not challenge the findings of an inquest into his death.

Hamilton's stray cat population may be heading for the snip after a new proposal to introduce a desexing fund.

Colville sits at the end of windy unsealed roads, has pohutukawa-fringed beaches on its doorstep, and boasts a strong, vibrant community. Country Life meets some locals.

Marc Lloyd Jones and Nia Wyn Jones have been keeping tabs on the New Zealand dairy industry for years. They moved here in 2016 and this year were named Waikato's share-farmer of the year. Last weekend…

The E tū union is calling for district health boards to stop using security contractors after a security guard was viciously assaulted at Waikato Hospital early on Wednesday morning.

As world leaders meet in Paris, students, academics and police met at the University of Waikato to discuss ways of combating violent extremism.

An emergency paramedic in Hamilton says her colleagues are at "breaking point" and the city is so under-resourced it could never manage an event like Christchurch's terror attack.

Up to 100 women who have had children taken by Oranga Tamariki are expected at a hui in Raglan today.

Police are spending the day talking to relatives of three people who died in a crash between a truck and a van near Taupō.

For Ngāti Hinerangi, reclaiming their identity as an iwi hasn't been an easy journey.

Waikato iwi have joined forces with ESR scientists and community volunteers – including rugby league legend Tawera Nikauto and his family – to plant thousands of native plants around Lake Waikare in…