Waikato

A major chemical spill has closed off 10 kilometres of State Highway 1 near Karapiro. Area Commander Roy Reeves is at the scene. Audio

An experienced health and safety auditor has found 25 flaws in the city council's investigation into the 2013 near-miss with the tiger. Audio

The Hamilton City Council is dismissing any suggestion that lessons weren't learned from a close call with a tiger two years ago, that may have prevented the weekend's fatal attack at the city's zoo. Audio

A defective chain's being blamed for causing a suspension bridge to break, pitching four tourists eight metres down into a river. Audio

We speak to Dr Anita Bell about Waikato Hospital's prohibition of sugary drinks. Audio

City Council officials have briefed reporters on the death of zoo keeper Samantha Kudeweh. Reporter Andrew McRae was at the briefing. Audio

The Sumatran Tiger that mauled a Hamilton Zoo keeper to death won't be put down. Audio

There's a petition to spare the Hamilton Zoo tiger which killed his keeper Sam Kudeweh. Audio

The death of an experienced zoo keeper mauled by a lion has rocked Hamilton Zoo and the wider community. Julie Hardaker is the Hamilton Mayor. Audio

The tragic death of Samantha Kudeweh has rocked the small town of Pirongia where she lived. Nicholas van der Sande owns the local cafe, Coach House Cafe. Audio

Investigations are underway to find out how a tiger at Hamilton Zoo was able to maul an experienced keeper to death. Our correspondent Andrew McRae was following developments yesterday and is back… Audio

When Henry Clothier wanted to rejuvenate the public toilets in the small South Waikato town of Tirau, he knew just the man for the job - his son Steven. That's because no-one else wanted to tackle… Audio, Gallery

Pollination & Apiculture team leader at Plant & Food Research's Ruakura campus in Hamilton, who has trained his dog, Ollie, to sniff out underground bumble bee nests. Audio

Hamilton organist Rachael Griffiths-Hughes leads a performance of Bach's Cantata No 161 this weekend. She tells Eva about what she likes about the Cantatas, and her research into it. Audio

Why people around the country, and some from overseas, are splashing out on postage to send rocks to the Coromandel. Kit Wilson on building a lasting memorial in Waihi to honour the First World War… Audio