A patient is in a critical condition after a house fire in Tokoroa.

It seems the people of Cromwell don't like being called a 'mistake'.

At the heart of Moko's shocking death were two young mothers struggling to cope.

Two men entered the store armed with a handgun.

The Herald breaks down who knew what - and when - before Moko was killed.

The mother of a man shot dead is appealing for his killers to come clean.

A woman jailed for operating a large-scale drug operation in Tokoroa has lost two houses.

Fire crews have freed the driver after his vehicle was hit by a bus.

Two other people are still in hospital after the tragic crash.

Boss Pomare was run over by a ute and dragged 100 metres. This is his story of survival.

Graphic footage of an apparent fight outside a liquor store in Tokoroa has emerged.

There has been a chemical exposure incident in Tokoroa.

A man wanted after a petrol station drive-off in Tokoroa yesterday has been arrested.

The man is wanted on a range of serious offences, police say.

Police investigate after pedestrian struck by train and killed.

Small home was "well involved" in flame by the time firefighters arrived this evening.

After a miracle on McGregor Rd, Boss Pomare's kids are planning his wedding to their mum.

The victims of a double fatal motorcycle crash near Tokoroa were two men aged 41 and 59.

The Court said the killers of Moko Rangitoheriri should count themselves "fortunate" they were not jailed for life.

South Waikato has had 1.3% population rise in the last year - boosting confidence a regional decline is not on the cards. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

An aggravated robbery at a Tokoroa dairy has resulted in two staff members being given help by Victim Support. Three men went into

Police have released more information about the movements of a woman who has been missing since December 22.

Police were delivering flyers about missing woman Shelly Crooks today in Punakaiki and nearby Fox River.

A wife watched in horror as her husband's truck bounced off the road, flipped and then skidded about 30m on its side as smoked poured from it.

A large truck has rolled near Tokoroa, blocking a lane on State Highway 1 and causing delays.

Band expected backlash over performance - and got it, says Kiwi.

District health boards are making their final preparations for the three-day strike by unionised resident doctors that starts tomorrow morning.

Waikato District Health Board is postponing around 500 patients' appointments because of the strike.

Yesterday the Police Search and Rescue Dive Squad spent more than eight hours unsuccessfully searching the depths of Lake Rotoiti for the man.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman armed with a knife robbed a store.