Waikato

A man has died after a single-car crash on State Highway 24, south of Matamata, early this morning.

Waikato farmers are being urged to check rubbish and land clearance fires to ensure they are out with extreme fire danger forecast for the next few days.

A new training programme is being rolled out for shearers, pressers and wool handlers.

The death of a man whose body was found in a parked car in Raglan is being treated as a homicide.

One of the five Covid-19 cases linked to the Soundsplash music festival in Hamilton last weekend has been confirmed as having the Omicron variant.

Waikato police are investigating after a man's body was found in a parked car in the seaside town of Raglan last night.

A snorkeller has died in a water incident at Otara Bay in the Coromandel.

Several houses and a resthome are being evacuated in Taupō as a vegetation fire threatens properties.

People are advised to stay out of the water after a significant increase in cyanobacteria and E.coli levels.

There were two deaths after accidents in Waikato and Coromandel yesterday.

A cyclist has died following a crash in Te Aroha, in Waikato.

Auckland and Waikato have moved to a restricted fire season this morning.

A man has died and two children are in critical condition after the boat they were on capsized at Pauanui, Coromandel.

A person has died after crashing into a tree in Waerenga, Waikato this morning.

A body has been found in Waikato River, where police were searching for a swimmer missing since Monday.

The police dive squad is joining in the search for a swimmer missing in the Waikato River.

Police say emergency services received a report of a missing swimmer shortly after 6pm.

Emergency services are currently at the scene of an incident at a dirt bike park in Glen Murray, Waikato.

Staff at SkyCity casino in Hamilton have marked the start of the New Year by walking off the job.