Waikato

A man who allegedly drove his vehicle into two police vehicles after fleeing from officers is facing multiple charges.

A private investigator searching the bush for Marokopa fugitive says the family have either hidden or are being helped. Audio

David Craig says police should have deployed technology and search dogs immediately after the latest sighting. Audio

Police are still investigating a tip-off about the sighting near Marokopa on Thursday of Phillips and his children Jayda, Maverick and Ember.

A front is expected to move up the South Island on Tuesday.

Geoffrey Coker remained emotionless as the verdicts were read out, was convicted by Judge Clark and remanded on bail for sentencing on 9 December.

The death of Carmen Walker in Waikato Hospital after a cancer procedure was caused by an adverse drug reaction as well as blood loss, a coroner has found.

Residents of a new Salvation Army social housing complex in Hamilton say they are grateful to live there.

Last year, Jane Carswell was at a low point in her life. Now the 30-year-old has claimed a world record. Audio

It is a new month and Hamilton was a new city - if you believed the parking kiosks, that is.

Local kaumātua have placed a rāhui over Whaingaroa Harbour in Raglan as a body, believed to be Luke Berwick is found.

A Waikato farming company, its director and manager have been fined for unlawfully discharging dairy effluent.

However, the South Waikato town of Tokoroa is still one of the worst in the country when it comes to hazardous particles in the air.

South Waikato mayor Gary Petley says his language after a tense debate was not directed at anyone, but realises it may have appeared to be directed at a fellow councillor.

The separate cases relate to the deaths of 8-year-old Zahquiel Taipeti in Hamilton and Steven Cranston near Raglan.

Councillors are questioning why a mayor's changes leave no women in charge of committees, despite making up half the council.

It was a "significantly" higher number of arrests compared to a normal Saturday night.

An "evil" criminal element combined with the social media "sensationalism factor" are contributing to increasing violence, police say.