Police, fire and ambulance are at the scene of a three-car crash near Hamilton Gardens.

An Australian lawyer is searching for Kiwi victims of serial paedophile Catholic priest Father Denis McAlinden. Alyce Johnson of

The Armed Offenders Squad swarmed a Hamilton street last night where a man had reportedly run off with a shotgun.

A group promoting conversation about sexuality and gender diversity say they were effectively forced out of a Christian music festival.

A fire at a house in Hamilton was started by a group of "drunk hooligans", according to the Fire Service.

Volunteers are pollinating Dactylanthus plants on Mt Pirongia 'paint brush-style' in the hope to repopulate the maunga with the indigenous plant. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The search for a missing 21-year-old Hamilton man will continue this morning, after a friend lost sight of him in the Waikato River.

A Hamilton man is missing after a friend lost sight of him in the Waikato River early this morning.

A search is under way for a man seen getting into the Waikato River overnight.

A police negotiator has persuaded a woman to leave the roof of Centre Place in Hamilton.

The pair smashed their way through the front door with a rock before taking off with about $8000 of stock.

Waikato Hospital does not have enough doctors and nurses to run its operating theatres at full capacity, resulting in between six and nine elective surgeries being put off each week.

Hamilton Police are investigating an early morning crash which saw a passenger flung from a vehicle.

The son of a Hamilton woman, who was texting and driving before she was killed in a crash, is pleading with drivers to put their mobile phones away.

Nearly 5000 people are now in the queue for social housing across the country.

Suspected ram raider turns car on chasing police vehicles in a dramatic pursuit.

An ingenious way to keep cool this summer using a slip 'n slide and a ride-on lawnmower.

The ToolShed in Hamilton has been ram raided for the second time in a month. Police are now hunting for a brown and red, "fairly

Parked car no problem for this Hamilton contracting crew who found a simple solution to their road block.

Kim Richmond was a devoted mum who would have been in contact with her children by now if she could, according to a good friend.

Police are investigating how an 18-month-old girl suffered "non-accidental injuries" after an incident near her Hamilton home.

A police officer is recovering at home after he was punched in the face by a man trying to flee police at about 1.30am on Sunday in

A Morrinsville family remain homeless after fire ripped through their home just after Christmas. The McRaes are now having to look

A 48-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the death of Hamilton man Tama Retimana.

Neighbours of a Hamilton house on fire woke the sleeping family in time to escape with their lives.

A Mexican restaurant in Hamilton's CBD has been damaged by fire early today.

Police renew focus on Pine Beach camp in hunt for evidence

Bay of Islands the place to be for summer sun today

Police are continuing their search along the river bank of the Waikato River with a focus on the camp site confirmed as belonging

Who was living with a homeless man on the banks of the Waikato River before his mysterious death is the focus of police investigations.