Waikato

There may have been rain showers in Waikato and South Auckland regions today, but a medium-scale drought has been declared after ongoing dry conditions in the regions.

One person has died and another has moderate injuries following a crash on Ohaupo Road south of Hamilton.

Hamilton becomes the fourth city to support MP Chlöe Swarbrick's bill to limit the sale and supply of alcohol in the community.

The person accused of a triple stabbing at a Cambridge restaurant that left two people in critical condition has been named.

The Hamilton City Council has voted to demolish the Founders Theatre after a lengthy debate.

Community groups in Hamilton are on tenter-hooks awaiting a decision from the Hamilton City Council on the future of the Founders Theatre.

A jury has found a Piopio father and son not guilty of an attack that saw the tip of a teen burglar's little finger chopped off in a bungled home invasion.

While local elections are still five months away, the fight for the top job in Hamilton is heating up with the current mayor being challenged by her deputy.

The new Waikato Regional Council chair says Russ Rimmington lost the trust and confidence of his councillors. Meanwhile, Rimmington is denying he's racist after comments he made.

There are hopes a mobile heart screening service being rolled out in Waikato will be a game-changer for remote and Māori communities.

The Waitomo District mayor believes the community is in the dark about the whereabouts of missing Waikato man Tom Phillips and his three children.

Farmers at Hamilton's Frankton sales are buying in the hope that rain will eventually arrive.

A farmer has described how and why a teen burglar had part of his finger chopped off during the burglary of his home.

A woman fled an alleged knife-wielding attacker with cuts to her face and a collapsed lung after a stabbing at a Cambridge restaurant.

One person has been charged after three people were stabbed in a Cambridge restaurant last night.

NCEA excellence endorsement rates increased to record levels in Auckland, Waikato and Northland last year.

Solomon Islands prime minister has delivered a withering verbal assault on Australia, mocking the federal government's complaints about the secrecy surrounding the Pacific Island country's security…

Sunny Singh is a kiwifruit contractor based in Waikato. It's a job he loves and says it's earning him a good income. But success hasn't come without a lot of hard work. After arriving in New Zealand…