Waikato
Sorting solutions
Seventeen years ago, the blueberry-growing Furniss family found out colour-sorting machines cost $1 million to import, so they had a crack at making one. Now their sorting machine business has a $30…
AudioKawerau siege: 'It was a day from hell'
Police say it is a miracle no-one died, after Rhys Warren was found guilty of shooting and wounding four officers.
Rail crossing where man died is due for upgrade
A railway crossing where a person died in a crash between a car and a freight train yesterday is due for an upgrade this year.
Man found guilty on all charges in house siege case
The man accused of shooting and wounding four police officers during a house siege near Kawerau last year has been found guilty. Video, Audio
New Zealand’s oldest active surf lifeguard
At 88-years-old, Bill Goodwin is New Zealand’s oldest active surf life guard. As the surf club season nears its end, he’s showing no signs of slowing down. Audio
Waikato train crash a terrible accident - KiwiRail
A person has been killed in a crash between a car and a freight train at a level crossing near Morrinsville.
Taupō house fire claims third victim
A third person has died following this morning's house fire on a dairy farm near Taupō.
Champion Cheese
Fieke and Ben Meyer moved to NZ in 1984 and began introducing the people of Waikato to gouda cheese. Thirty-three years later, three of their children work in the family business. Audio, Gallery
Champion Cheese
Fieke and Ben Meyer moved to NZ in 1984 and began introducing the people of Waikato to gouda cheese. Thirty-three years later, three of their children work in the family business.
AudioWoman and baby die in house fire near Taupō
A woman and an infant died in an early morning house fire near Taupō, and three others were flown to hospital.
Small Taupo community reeling over farmhouse fire deaths
A woman and a toddler were killed in a farmhouse fire at Rangitaiki, near Taupo, this morning. Three other people were injured. Audio
Accord aims to reduce Māori reoffending
Corrections and the Kiingitanga have signed an accord to help reduce Māori reoffending rates.
Street racing charges upgraded
Manslaughter charges have been laid against two men over a car crash that killed four people allegedly street racing near Hamilton last year.
Half of Auckland, Hamilton residents blame Asians for house prices - survey
In Auckland and Hamilton, 54 percent of residents surveyed blamed Asians for rising house prices. Audio
Years of work to repair flood-damaged farms
Farmers near Auckland say it will take them years to recover from the damage caused by last week's heavy rain and flooding.
Crime-hit Waikato businesses take security into own hands
Shopkeepers are installing bollards and metal shutters to stop criminals ram-raiding their stores. Video
Rural Waikato town forced to go into lockdown afterhours
The rural Waikato town of Cambridge has been forced to go into lockdown mode after hours, but locals are demanding a return to 24-7 policing. Video, Audio
Man used forged documents to work as psychiatrist
The man accused of working as a psychiatrist while using false qualifications has pleaded guilty to four charges.
AOS officer describes dragging shot colleague to safety
An officer has told a court about the moments before and after his colleague was shot during a siege at a house near Kawerau.
Festival organisers 'incredibly lucky' no lives lost
People were unprepared and lives were put at risk by the decision not to cancel a three day music and arts festival in Waihi over the weekend, a festival vendor says. Audio
