Waikato

Each year on Boxing Day the Pirongia Golf Club's front nine is transformed into a racing track. The races have been held in the rural Waikato community since 1866 and the Alexandra Racing Club, which… Audio

Firefighters had to use a hose, rakes and shovels to free a fox terrier trapped deep inside a storm water drain in Taupo. Audio

Director of the Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival previews this year's event. Audio

Te Wananga o Aotearoa has designed a tertiary programme to help tangata whenua, who struggle with reading and writing - but want to learn how to become a carpenter. Audio

Millions of dollars worth of horses have been sold over the past two days at the 89th National Yearling Sales at Karaka just south of Auckland. Audio

When Ben Tumata set up his Facebook page a year-and-a-half ago to share his passion for hunting he had no idea it would attract nearly 80,000 followers from all over the world. Now the enterprise has… Audio

A Hamilton woman admits some New Zealanders have not been too happy to hear of her decision to send her young daughter to Maori language daycare. Yesterday Camilla Carty-Melis wrote about sending her… Audio

The Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey has underlined the two speed nature of New Zealand's housing market with provincial cities offering more affordable homes than Auckland… Audio

A Ngāti Korokii Kahukura iwi member says the growth of Waka Ama has helped reach the tribe's Treaty settlement goal of getting more people to use Lake Karaapiro. Audio

An investigation will be launched into how medical information is shared by the Lakes District Health Board, after a junior employee mistakenly emailed private information about abortions to a… Audio

Last weekend festival goers converged on a small valley in Tapu, Coromandel to attend the fourth annual Chronophonium. Boasting an eclectic line up of alternative art and music brought together by a… Audio

This country's largest mainland ecological restoration project has been going for over ten years and is being hailed a success. Audio

The role and place of women within the Muslim community is often misinterpreted as being submissive to men, but according to many Muslim women, that is far from the case. Audio

The wave of fundamendalist terror attacks in Paris, and the rising power of Islamic State has put an, at times, uncomfortable spotlight on many ordinary Muslim communities just trying to get on with… Audio

In other news, a salvage crew is hoping to lift the wreckage of a shydiving plan from Lake Taupo today. Audio

Leafa Wilson on Waikato Museum Audio

A three-person Transport Accident Investigation Commission team has begun its investigation into a skydiving plane crash over Lake Taupo. Audio

David Trewavas is the Taupo District Mayor. Audio

Investigators are trying to work out what caused a plane to crash into Lake Taupo. Audio