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Police seek sightings of SUV and ute in connection with Rick Hayward's disappearance.

Father-of-two Rick Hayward has been missing since 2013.

Cheeky Chiefs fans appeared to have left this Lions camper wrapped in plastic

Don't collect or eat shellfish from Raglan harbour or the Waikato west coast, MPI warns.

"We are grateful he got up to her in time to help his nana."

One person is being treated for smoke inhalation.

Boat loses steering in 75km/hour winds.

While the CAA asserts pilot error caused the crash that killed 2degrees boss Eric Hertz and his wife Kathy in 2013, his test pilot brother blames an engineering error.

A sharp-eyed member of the public has got the Waikato Regional Council investigating why the water at Bridal Veil Falls has suddenly turned into a shade of "cow poo".

A woman escaped a wasp in her car - only to watch the vehicle roll into the sea and sink.

Three people nearly drowned at a Raglan beach this evening.

The "deeply distressed" mother of a six-year-old girl missing with her father on a catamaran for the last 11 days has spoken of her shock at their sudden disappearance.

Cattle have died after a truck rolled, closing part of State Highway 23, Waikato.

Retailers in Ngaruawahia, Huntly, Te Kauwhata and Raglan could soon be allowed to open their doors on Easter Sunday under a proposed policy.

Speeding motorcyclist killed fellow rider when he cut a blind corner, court told.

Waikato Police have arrested three people, including two teens, for ram raiding a Raglan service station.

Fire investigators have narrowed down where Monday's blaze in Hamilton started, but just exactly what caused it remains unclear.

The Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter crew were sent out to Colville on Sunday in one of 19 callouts over the long weekend.

A 9-year-old suffered minor injuries after being caught in a rip at Ngarunui Beach at Raglan yesterday.

A human skull has washed up on Raglan beach this morning.

Neil Rendle has his best friend - and a TV ad - to thank for saving his life.

About 40 households in a remote area of Waikato have been without access to a reliable phone line for weeks.

CAA safety investigator Dan Foley said the investigaion into Eric Hertz's crash was one of the most extensive and high-profile investigations carried out by the CAA.

The man who died in a crash between Raglan and Hamilton last night was 49-year-old father of five Darren Merito of Raglan.

A light plane has crashed at Raglan Airfield.

Police have found a 74-year-old woman missing from Raglan since Monday.

As one of the frontrunners so succinctly put it: "That was super-hard, but man it was fun!"

Raglan harbour is now safe for swimming after a sewage leak a week ago, but it remains off-limits to fishers and shellfish collectors.