Waikato
Vincent O'Malley - The Great War for New Zealand
Vincent O'Malley has dug deep into the history of Aotearoa for his book, The Great War For New Zealand: Waikato 1800-2000 - which he says is the single most brutal and influential conflict this… Audio
Return of the Huk: Mr Pink’s red herrings
Charismatic but erratic gang leader Jamie Pink took the media for another ride this week with yarns about the blowback from his bid to drive P and its peddlers out of town. Audio
Return of the Huk: Mr Pink’s red herrings
Charismatic but erratic gang leader Jamie Pink took the media for another ride this week with yarns about the blowback from his bid to drive P and its peddlers out of town.
AudioRegional Wrap
Good sized yardings of cattle are coming forward in the North Island now the grass is starting to grow. Prices are high. New season store lambs are also fetching high prices which is surprising when… Audio
Gang leader understood to have been arrested
The gang leader who claims to have banished P dealers from Ngaruawahia is understood to have been arrested.
Recount reduces Hamilton mayor's margin to six votes
A recount has confirmed Andrew King will be the new Mayor of Hamilton but his razor-edge margin has narrowed to just six votes.
Hamilton school evacuated after threatening note
Police have finishing searching Hillcrest High School in Hamilton after pupils were sent home follwoing a bomb threat.
Woman and child found, unaware of police search
Police mounted a major operation in Hamilton this morning after they were given what turned out to be false information that a woman and baby had been abducted.
Hamilton tyre company blaze forces road closures
A large blaze at a tyre company in Hamilton is the second at the building in less than 24 hours.
Blitz on Lake Karapiro water weed
The government has committed to tackling an invasive weed that is clogging up Lake Karapiro, site of world rowing championship events.
Tasty and controversial: the Cornish Pasty
Historically, the Cornish pasty was the convenient one-stop lunch box for west country tin miners. The pasty's history goes back thousands of years further: to Ancient Roman times and the Bronze Age… Audio
Woman dies in quad bike accident
A woman died when the quad bike crash she was riding with two other people it rolled down a bank into a stream.
Huk justice backed by hacks without facts
The Tribal Huk gang's promise to drive the drug P out of Ngaruawahia caught the imagination of the media and won praise from pundits. But did they know what they were actually applauding? Audio
Huk justice backed by hacks without facts
The Tribal Huk gang's promise to drive the drug P out of Ngaruawahia caught the imagination of the media and won praise from pundits. But did they know what they were actually applauding?
AudioArrest after man stabbed in fight at home
A 28-year-old man has been charged after a repeated stabbing put another man in a critical condition Paeroa last night.
Dazzling daffodils
Clandon Daffodils grows more than a million stems of daffodils each year. The classic yellow daffodil is always a top seller but there are hundreds of other commercial varieties and hundreds more seen… Audio, Gallery
Dazzling daffodils
Clandon Daffodils grows more than a million stems of daffodils each year. The classic yellow daffodil is always a top seller but there are hundreds of other commercial varieties and hundreds more seen…
AudioThe Future of Regional New Zealand
Statistics out this morning show the four fastest-growing regions in New Zealand are Auckland, Canterbury, Waikato and Bay of Plenty. Audio
Man assaulted after confronting hunters on property
A Waikato man has been flown to hospital with chest and facial injuries after being assaulted on his property early this morning.
Ewe won't believe what's for sale...
The iconic sheep and ram building in the Waikato town of Tirau is up for sale for the first time.
