Waikato

Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate says she has noted with police an increased visibility of gangs in the area amid a crackdown on organised crime. Audio

Residents in a rural area on the southern edge of Hamilton are angry at a nine-month closure of their road, saying it will put their lives at risk.

Radiation therapy has resumed at Waikato Hospital, after disruptions caused by a major cyber attack last month.

One person has died after a crash on State Highway 3 in Te Mapara, Waitomo last night.

Matamata dairy farmer Tracy Brown is among a batch of Nuffield scholars taking a closer look at New Zealand agriculture with overseas travel out of the question due to Covid-19. The Nuffield programme…

Waikato Police are appealing for anyone with concerns over potential offending by jailed child sex offender Jared Lammas to come forward.

Waikato DHB has dismissed the idea that paying a ransom after its cyber attack would have been easier than having its entire computer system put out of action for such a long time.

A Hamilton woman has been banned from owning horses for a year, after her elderly Chestnut Gelding starved to death.

Radiation therapy for cancer patients is likely to be back on stream at the Waikato District Health Board by the middle of next week as it starts restoring its IT services.

New Zealand's largest dairy genetics company LIC says more and more farmers are choosing the sex of their calves. They don't want to put bobby calves on the truck so are happy to pay more so ensure…

The ransom demand for Waikato DHB's hacked data would likely be in the millions or even tens of millions of dollars, and only payable by cryptocurrency, a cyber-security expert says.

Waikato cancer patients can stay in New Zealand to finish their treatment, after a cyber attack crippled the region's medical systems and a lockdown in Victoria makes treatment in Australia less… Audio

Two people have died in a collision between a car and a truck on State Highway 1 at Karapiro.

Police have asked New Zealand's media outlets to delete any sensitive personal information emailed by the cyberattackers who claim they downed the Waikato DHB 's systems.

Waikato DHB - which is still in the grip of a massive cyber attack - says its key focus is on cancer patients receiving radiation treatment, including some new patients due for their first appointment…

Staff at Waikato Hospital's Emergency Department are facing many challenges as they cope with life without any computer systems following the cyber attack on the Waikato District Health Board.

A group purporting to be responsible for the cyber attack on the Waikato District Health Board has sent an email, saying it has personal information of patients and employees.

Bad weather is preventing checks to see if diesel is leaking from a sunken launch near Whitianga, says Waikato Regional Council.