Waikato

The Otorohanga mayor says the axing of more than a hundred staff at the Waikeria Prison goes completely against the government's claim that it has the best interests of provincial New Zealand at… Audio

Murray Barker has been farming goldfish for 37 years. His small goldfish farm at the foot of Mount Te Aroha produces between 200 and 400-thousand goldfish each year. The fish are couriered all around… Audio

A project to properly remember the 500-plus people buried in Tokanui Cemetery is calling for help from the public. Audio

James Saunders is a secondary school teacher during the day, but in his spare time he makes bows and arrows for hunting. He says luckily for him his bow making, often out of kanuka, is better than his… Audio

Son of WW1 sapper Bertram Martin, one of the New Zealand Tunnellers. Audio

Avionics engineer with the European Space Agency, which built and tested the Rosetta space craft that landed a robot on a comet in November 2014. Audio

Chinese company Yashili is about to start producing infant milk powders at its new factory in Pokeno. It's the Asia/Pacific's largest milk formula plant. The company's buying in commercial milk from… Audio

The country's top apprentices are in Hamilton this week vying for a chance to represent New Zealand in an international skills competition later this year. Audio

It's been four years in the making but Ohaupo resident Barry Cox has finally finished building his own personal church. But, it's not your typical church. It's alive and it's constructed from trees… Audio

A frenzied two minute attack has killed a female Chimpanzee at Hamilton Zoo, only a week after being transferred there. Audio

Police in Huntly are calling for witnesses to a massive drunken street fight last night. Audio

Putting up higher fences to stop mental health patients getting out won't be happening at a Hamilton unit with a history of escapes because doctors think it's a backwards step. Audio

The Waikato District Health Board has ordered an immediate review into how two men with a history of violence escaped from one of their mental health facilities on Monday night. Audio

The Waikato District Health Board is launching an immediate review into how two men with a history of violence escaped from one of its mental health facilities on Monday night. Audio

The Waikato District Health Board is being criticised for its handling of one of its mental health centres, where two men with a history of violence escaped by jumping a fence. Audio

A major search is underway off the coast of Port Waikato two fishermen who have been lost at sea for more than 24 hours. Audio