Police said the man, in his 30s, had failed to meet up with a friend.

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Manager of council holiday park resigns after allegations of misconduct. New details emerge

A 24-year-old farm worker whose vehicle crashed into a ditch made a fateful decision to continue his journey home on foot.

A car and a freight train have collided at Matamata in Waikato.

People failing to pronounce Maori place names correctly "boggles the mind" of one Auckland woman, and presumably the thousands of people who viewed her online video.

A campground has been closed during the peak summer holiday season while council officials investigate a complaint over the alleged conduct of its manager.

A Matamata pedestrian has had a miraculous escape from serious injury after being hit by a truck this morning.

An army truck was carrying live ammunition when it collided with a carload of Mongrel Mob Notorious members.

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Only five days into November, 10 people have already died on our roads, and police fear another 60 to 70 people could be killed before the end of the year.

It's just the third day of November yet eight people have already died on the country's roads.

Corbin Morgan, 16, was killed in a car crash while travelling back from a farm where he worked with three friends to raise funds for a rugby trip to Argentina.

Shocked friends and schoolmates pay tribute to teenager killed after the car he was travelling in crashed near Matamata.

The elderly man killed in a light plane crash at Matamata Aerodrome has been described as an aviation enthusiast, and a brilliant pilot.

A car is blocking a railway track in Matamata after crashing into a warning light pole.

A campground manager who offered Hobbiton-bound tourists free accommodation in return for alcohol is under investigation by his employer.

Two cars and a Hobbiton tour bus crashed in Matamata this afternoon, injuring four people.

Waihi police investigating the break-in at the town's Mobil service station, the fourth business to be targeted in Eastern Waikato over the past two days.

Two aggravated robberies which occurred within minutes of each other in the Waikato are not linked, police say.

An elderly Opotiki man remains in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital after crashing his campervan near Matamata yesterday.

Fire crews are dealing with a truck fire on State Highway 29, south of Matamata this morning.

The victim of a violent home invasion in Matamata yesterday is now recovering at home, while police have recovered the vehicle used by the attackers.

They came out of Africa and into Matamata, and brought some exotic friends with them - including Bassoon the American bison and Mr and Mrs Ostrich.

A father and his three children spent a night in the bush after getting lost overnight while tramping near Matamata.

Matamata's Hobbiton movie set last night hosted a group of international cruise customers accompanied by some Hobbit cast and crew.

A pregnant woman was trapped by a trailer on a rural property near Matamata yesterday.

The racing community is grieving after death of a passionate racing enthusiast who died when the car she was driving hit a horse last night.