Waikato

Why do young people choose to work in agriculture? Country Life meets Briar Loveridge who is now working in a job she didn't know existed.

Farmers in Waikato and South Auckland are increasingly worried by the drought-like conditions.

The death of a woman at a rural property near Taupō over the weekend is being treated as suspicious.

A person has been found dead in a burnt out vehicle near Morrinsville this morning. Police don't think the fire was the result of a crash.

A total fire ban will be in place across the entire Auckland region and north Waikato from Tuesday morning.

A large grey concrete wall in Hamilton has been transformed by what's thought to be one of the biggest murals in the country.

Part of State Highway One in Waikato is closed after a crash.

Residents are shocked and hugely concerned as police investigate four suspected arsons near Lake Taupō, a local woman says.

More than 60 staff have been called back from their holidays to be told their jobs at a South Waikato Sawmill are gone.

Police are investigating a spate of mail thefts from post boxes across Waikato.

Two people have died in separate crashes on State Highway 25A near Kopu in the last three weeks.

Three overnight fires at buildings near Lake Taupō are being treated as suspicious, Fire and Emergency says.

A large grey concrete wall in central Hamilton will be transformed in January one of the largest murals ever painted in New Zealand.

The family of a missing Ngaruawahia man are concerned for his wellbeing.

Multiple people were found unwell at the address of sudden unexplained death yesterday in Hamilton.

One person has died and three others are seriously injured after a crash on State Highway 3 near Piopio, in the North Island.

Three people have been injured in a stabbing in Hamilton early on Christmas morning, leaving one person in hospital.