Waikato

The man who was shot dead by police in Hamilton fired a military-style semi-automatic weapon at officers.

A police officer was injured when he fell and hit his head during the incident in Hamilton last night where a man was fatally shot.

Police say they were confronted by an armed man and shots were fired by both officers and the man.

Two people have been been arrested after a police officer was shot during a routine traffic stop in Hamilton last night.

Nitrate levels in Waikato's groundwater are causing concerns among scientists asked to look at the levels in the region.

A person has died in a truck crash that closed State Highway 1 near Tirau for much of the afternoon.

Waitomo District Council has agreed to a request from the Game On Charitable Trust to put off its payment for stadium construction for another year.

Waitomo Mayor John Robertson's claim about the reasons for the council's virtually nil rates increase have been challenged by one of the longer-term district councillors.

Two of the seven remits for the Local Government NZ conference will not be supported by Waitomo District Council's delegate - mayor John Robertson.

DHB chief executive Dr Kevin Snee hoped patients would be contacted within the next week, but said their well-being was paramount.

Swathes of staff and patient information has been published online and while it's serious, the privacy commissioner says it's not the right time for his office to investigate. Audio

The talk around Alternative Proteins is maturing. Meat and dairy operators say they're complimentary nutrition and shouldn't be viewed as a threat, but rather an opportunity to provide customers with…

Waikato DHB is sending some patients to the private sector to catch up on a backlog of non-urgent operations. Audio

The Environmental Protection Authority was at Fieldays for the first time and invited farmers in for a korero and a haircut to find out what they think about measures to protect the environment.