Waikato

Barnaby Greebles introduces his song A Death. Audio

The names of the three young people who died in a house fire in Hamilton early on Saturday have been officially released. Audio

Crash investigators are looking into how a bus slid into a ditch today injuring many of the teenagers on board. Audio

Workers on low hour contracts are missing out on benefits they're entitled to because of the red tape they encounter if they earn extra money. Audio

Forensic investigators are preparing to enter a Hamilton villa which was gutted by fire in the early hours of Saturday morning, following a party. Audio

Work is expected to begin today to determine the cause of the fire at a Hamilton house where three people died on Saturday. Audio

A leader of an environmental group, the Health Rivers Wai Ora comittee, says its ambition is to clean up the Waikato River, and is collaborating with iwi, the community, and local government to make… Audio

Air New Zealand will cut services from three towns - Whakatane, Kaitaia and Westport - and it will shut down subsidiary Eagle Airways as part of a revamp of its regional services. Audio

People involved in the Waikato region's billion dollar Maori economy have been exploring how to develop more wealth and ways to get tangata whenua into employment. Audio

All services will end to Whakatane, Kaitaia and Westport in April, and flights to Taupo, Palmerston North, Nelson, Hamilton and Whangarei will be pared back. Audio

Former head of Medicine and Regulatory Affairs for pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim who now writes stories for children, including the successful Tom Hassler series. Audio

Andy Moreland of Tauwhare chooses this Elvis Presley song. Audio

A mock-coffin symbolising the demise of council-owned pensioner housing in Hamilton was carried into the council building today by protesters. Audio

Dennis Murdoch is a retired train driver with 40 years experience. He says the area around Te Kuiti is a black spot and he has been involved in fatal incidents there before. Megan Drayton is the… Audio

The Mayor of the Waitomo District will meet Kiwi Rail today following the death on Sunday night of a teenage boy, crossing the tracks in Te Kuiti. Brian Hanna says more fencing along the tracks is… Audio

There's a new cow on the block and it's one that has been bred to be heat tolerant. The breed is called Kiwipole and it's been developed by Waikato company Dairy Solutionz. The idea is that the cow… Audio

Dave Byers of Waikato Regional Council's biodiversity team is puzzled by the unexpected arrival of an exotic Eastern Australian water dragon. Audio

Auckland's deputy mayor Penny Hulse is vowing to fix the declining state of the Hauraki Gulf. Audio

Mike Moss converted to dairy farming organically 15 years ago. He opted to go organic to take pressure off the farming system, the animals and the people involved and he's enjoyed the premium Fonterra… Audio