Waikato
Ram raiders smash into Karapiro service station
Thieves armed with baseball bats drove a car through the front doors of a Waikato petrol station in an early morning robbery.
Murder charge after Hamilton death
A woman has been arrested and charged with murder after a man was killed in Hamilton.
Music festival evac: 'Continuous drama through the night'
Music festival attendees had to help others from being swept downstream in chest-high water, when the banks of the river behind the event split late last night.
Hamilton's underground music scene is alive and well
Jana Whitta reports back from Hamilton underground music festival Future City. Audio
Rest home worker convicted for assaulting elderly man wants to be a nurse
A former Hamilton rest home worker, convicted for assaulting an elderly dementia patient, wants to become a trained nurse - news that has come as an unpleasant surprise to the victim's family. Video, Audio
Caregiver convicted and discharged over assault of 86-year-old
A former Hamilton rest home worker has been convicted and discharged for assaulting an elderly man in June last year.
Upper North Island storms: Anxious wait for flood-hit homeowners
Whangamata residents are stuck in limbo, waiting out the risk of more torrential rain before they start the clean-up of their flood-devastated properties. Video
Seven Coromandel homes hit by slips, others flooded across Auckland and Hauraki
Large, storm-induced slips in the Coromandel have damaged five homes in Whangamata and two in Onemana.
Māori King endorses Rahui Papa
The Māori King, Kingi Tuheitia, has endorsed tribal leader Rahui Papa as the Maori Party candidate for the Hauraki-Waikato electorate in the upcoming election. Audio
Thames Valley Civil Defence update on the flooding situation
Thames Valley Civil Defence Controller Garry Towler joins Checkpoint with the latest developments on the weather anfd damage in the Coromandel. Audio
Dad and daughter kayak out of flooded property
Neil Lamb woke in the middle of the night to find water was already knee-deep. He showed Checkpoint reporter Zac Fleming around his property today. Video, Audio
Police shooting trial: Tear gas not option, court told
Tear gas was not an option when an armed police team moved into a house at the centre of a siege near Kawerau a year ago, a court has been told.
Hikuai man puts young daughter in kayak to escape flood
A Coromandel man who woke, put his hand over the side of the bed and felt water, put his daughter in a kayak to float her out of their flooded kitchen yesterday. Audio
Evacuated Whiritoa residents return home
Evacuated residents in Whiritoa south of Whangamata are back in their homes tonight after severe flooding cut the small town off.
Wild Weather for Whangamata
Severe weather, flooding and slips have all but cut off the Coromandel Peninsula. More than 1,000 homes are without power in the Coromandel and Whangamata's sewerage system is not working. The… Audio
Major flooding of the Coromandel
Thames-Coromandel Mayor Sandra Goudie on flooding in the Coromandel. Audio
Bullet shattered AOS member's rifle sights
One of the bullets fired by a man charged with wounding four police officers shattered the sights of a rifle being held by an officer, a court has been told.
Woman makes Ironman cutoff by six seconds thanks to strangers
Suzanne Stokes finished the Taupo Ironman in 16:59:54, six seconds before the cutoff, and it was all thanks to a group of strangers that helped her over the line. She spoke to John Campbell. Audio
Kawerau siege accused on trial in Hamilton
The charges against 28-year-old Rhys Warren include two counts of attempted murder after he shot at police outside his home in Kawerau a year ago. Audio
Trial of man accused of shooting police officers adjourned
The trial of a man accused of shooting and wounding four police near Kawerau last year has been adjourned before any evidence was heard.
