Waikato
Covid-19: Waikato residents turning up in droves to get tested
Residents near Kaiaua have been turning up in droves to get tested for Covid-19 since three cases three cases were identified from a household nearby.
Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki blitzed through… Audio
Covid-19: North Hauraki plunged in to lockdown until Friday
While their big city neighbours have been allowed to switch down to level three, those in northern Hauraki are being asked to isolate at home until at least Friday.
It follows three positive cases… Audio
How Covid-19 left Auckland with a man on bail - a timeline
Why could a recently released prisoner cross the Auckland boundary and how was he infected? Political reporter Katie Scotcher traces his steps.
Covid-19 testing in Waikato: 'And now we wait'
A small Waikato community is waiting anxiously for hundreds of Covid-19 test results to come back today.
Covid-19: Hauraki community waits anxiously for test results
A small Waikato community is waiting anxiously for hundreds of covid test results to come back today.
More than half the people who live in and around Mangatangi and Whakatiwai turned up at a local… Audio
Remand prisoner likely infected en route to Firth of Thames residence
A prisoner who tested positive for Covid-19 was likely infected by someone who transported him to an address in the Waikato, the Director-General of Health says.
Waikato mayor disappointed prisoner bailed into region
Parts of the Hauraki plains have effectively been ring-fenced and placed into alert level 4 for at least five days.
It takes in an area near Miranda where there are three new Covid-19 cases including… Video, Audio
Concern in Waikato after 3 new Covid-19 cases
Anxiety has spread through a rural Waikato community on the Hauraki plains, after three people tested postive for Covid-19 last night.
The three are household members of a remand prisoner at Mt Eden… Audio
Bailing prisoner outside region 'totally irresponsible' - Waikato District Mayor
Waikato District Mayor Allan Sanson is furious a Mt Eden prisoner was bailed outside Auckland to the area where cases of Covid-19 have now been discovered. Audio
Covid-19: Auckland Mayor calls for shift to level 3 this week
Phil Goff wants the region shifted down to alert level 3 this week, and says the cost to stay at level 4 is too high. Audio
Covid-19: Thames family at centre of outbreak already copping abuse - Hauraki Mayor
The Hauraki district mayor is disappointed the family are already getting abuse from some members of the community after testing positive for Covid-19.
The man who tested positive was released from… Audio
Covid-19: Nervousness in Hauraki after positive cases
The head of a Hauraki Plains health organisation says the community will be feeling anxious about how far Covid-19 may have spread.
Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki is running a pop-up testing centre at… Audio
Covid-19: Three cases in the Waikato
Three people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Waikato. The three are household members of a remand prisoner who tested positive at the weekend.
Two of those attend Mangatangi School on the… Audio
Search continues for missing father and children
Family and friends scoured the rugged King Country coastline today at Marokopa and Kiritehere beaches today, but still had no luck finding Thomas Phillips and his children, or any items of interest.
Paddocks ablaze with colour as sales plummet for daffodils
The cancellation of Daffodil Day and the temporary closure of an Auckland flower market because of Covid-19 restrictions has seen Waikato's Clandon Daffodils leave 75 percent of their daffodils in the… Audio
Paddocks ablaze with colour as sales plummet for daffodils
The cancellation of Daffodil Day and the temporary closure of an Auckland flower market because of Covid-19 restrictions has seen Waikato's Clandon Daffodils leave 75 percent of their daffodils in the…
AudioRural people supporting rural people - the Rural Support Trust
When adversity hits the rural sector, people often turn to the Rural Support Trust. Neil Bateup has been involved with the Trust since its inception and says thankfully, people are now more open to… Audio
Rural people supporting rural people - the Rural Support Trust
When adversity hits the rural sector, people often turn to the Rural Support Trust. Neil Bateup has been involved with the Trust since its inception and says thankfully, people are now more open to…
Audio'We're not sleeping a lot at the moment' - Family of missing dad and children
The uncle of a man missing with his children on a remote stretch of the Waikato Coast says the family is hoping he may have just gone into hiding. Audio
Family's disappearance 'out of character'
The Eagle helicopter from Auckland had been deployed for the search, as well as three drones operated by Fire and Emergency and Coastguard plane. Police say they have "serious concern" for the family.
