Waikato
Waikato Regional Council hunting for rook sightings
Over the past few years, rooks have escaped pest control due to Covid-19 restrictions, and their dwindling population is bouncing back.
Mongrel Mob confronts the abuse in the state-run institutions that made it
There is a sense gang members have been reluctant to engage with the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care. That is something the Waikato chapter of the Mongrel Mob is out to change.
Lack of Waikato election nominations 'serious democratic problem'
Waikato District Council is imploring members of its district to enter this year's local body elections.
Pedestrian dies after being hit by train in Hamilton
The incident happened near the Collins Road level crossing in the Hamilton suburb of Melville.
Waikato council disappointed after wallaby find
Waikato Regional Council believes it is highly likely a human hand is involved in bringing a wallaby to a small town.
Murder-accused to be assessed over fitness to stand trial
The man charged with murdering a Cambridge woman yesterday will be held in a mental health facility.
Man arrested in Te Aroha following Cambridge death
Police have arrested a man in Te Aroha in relation to the death of a woman in Cambridge in the early hours of Monday morning.
Two more arrested after burnouts and damage at cemetery
Another two people have been arrested after police say burnouts were done over fresh graves in a Cambridge cemetery.
Waikato iwi secures $32 million to assist support programme for tamariki and whānau
Waikato Tainui has secured $32.1 million from Oranga Tamariki to assist in a successful iwi led support programme to help empower children and whānau in need.
'It's business as usual': Advocate intent on fighting more battles for former clients
An employment advocate whose business has been liquidated by court order plans to continue representing workers at the centre of alleged bullying cases.
Optimism kauri will benefit from $32m funding boost
There are hopes new funding will help protect some of the country's biggest and oldest kauri trees.
Police investigate unexplained Hamilton death
Police are investigating the unexplained death of a woman in Hamilton overnight.
Crashes in Waikato and Taranaki slow traffic, leave one dead
Crashes in Waikato and New Plymouth have left one person dead, blocked roads, and left a car on its roof beside a busy highway.
Call to improve health inequities for Pasifika and Māori after water fluoridation order
Pasifika and Māori health provider Hāpai Te Hauora is welcoming the Ministry of Health's order to add fluoride to Cambridge's water, but says more needs to be done to address health inequities.
Deep Dive Division cleaning the Waikato Awa
A saxophone, Lime Scooters, a cash register and more than 17 cars are just a few of the items that have been found in the Waikato River. Deep Dive Division is working on getting them out of the awa. Audio
A thorny issue on Hamilton's berms and safety barriers
Hamilton residents are fed up with the state of the city's berms, safety barriers and traffic islands which are overgrown with gorse and other weeds. Deputy Mayor Geoff Taylor talks to Jesse about… Audio
'People are tired of the promises' - third candidate enters mayoralty race
The race for the Waikato mayoralty is shaping up as one of the most hotly contested positions in this year's local body elections.
Teenager stabbed in chest during night of assaults in central Hamilton
A 18-year-old man has been stabbed in the chest and two others have been assaulted during an incident overnight in Hamilton.
Eight arrested, $6.5m in assets seized after months-long operation
Police say they have busted a wide-reaching drug dealing and money laundering operation in the North Island.
