Waikato
Waikato bus drivers go on strike for third time
More than 100 Waikato bus drivers are today on strike for the third time after bargaining failed with Go Bus.
English urbanite turned Kiwi sheep farmer
Sophie Barnes was supposed to be an architect whose life changed the day she helped deliver a lamb. Now the 26-year-old lives on a farm near Taumarunui. Audio
English urbanite turned Kiwi sheep farmer
Sophie Barnes was supposed to be an architect whose life changed the day she helped deliver a lamb. Now the 26-year-old lives on a farm near Taumarunui.
AudioTourists robbed after car was blocked at Turangi
Two Colombian tourists were robbed after their car was stopped just south of Turangi yesterday afternoon.
Police treating sudden death as 'unexplained'
Police are attending a sudden death at Castle Rock, west of Whitianga.
Mormon temple closes for earthquake strengthening
New Zealand's only Mormon temple is to close for three years while earthquake strengthening and renovations take place.
'Horrendous' lightning strike shatters windows
A clean-up is continuing in a small Waikato town where lightning strikes wreaked havoc this morning. Video
Hamilton bus strike: Go Bus says fleet up to standard
Hamilton-based bus company Go Bus is rejecting striking drivers' claims they have been asked to drive old and faulty buses. Audio
Waikato bus drivers striking over pay and ageing fleet
More than 100 Waikato bus drivers will strike tomorrow over pay issues and concerns over Go Bus's ageing fleet. First Union's Transport and Logistics organiser Jax Oldham talks to John Campbell. Video, Audio
Taupō teens 'frightened' as sinkhole formed
Two teenagers have described how "frightening" it was to see land moving from under them. Audio
Exhibition a tribute to wāhine stance on the marae
Hinewirangi Kohu Morgan uses Tāonga Pūoro (Māori instruments) as a tool of healing with victims of sexual assault. In the exhibition The Right to Speak she has created a carved hue (gourd), based on a… Audio
Ten-metre sinkhole opens up in Taupō
A large sinkhole has appeared in a suburban street in Taupō after a water main broke.
Man killed by rolling car named
A man who died after tripping and falling underneath his own car has been named by police as Anthony Yung.
Rangiriri Paa: cultural site an example of collaboration
A scaled representation of Rangiriri Paa in North Waikato has won a number of awards since the cultural development opened late last year. Rangiriri Paa is the site of the 1863 Battle of Rangiriri but… Audio, Gallery
Hamilton police investigate indecent assaults
Police in Hamilton are reviewing CCTV footage after two indecent assaults in the staff carpark at Waikato Hospital on Friday afternoon.
Cyclist dead after being hit by a car
A cyclist has died after being hit by a car in Waikato tonight.
Hamilton becomes the country's first 'age-friendly city'
Hamilton has become the first place in New Zealand to be recognised as an age-friendly city.
Man killed by rolling car
A man has died after his own vehicle rolled over him in a Hamilton parking lot.
Four injured after collision on Waikato Expressway
State Highway 1, south of Auckland, has reopened after a four-car collision.
Man found guilty of murdering partner
Cory Jeffries has been found guilty for killing his partner Kim Richmond in July, 2016. Reporter Andrew McRae was in court and said Jeffries appeared nervous but didn't immediately react to the… Video, Audio
