Latest from Waikato

Watch: Balloons over Waikato celebrates glorious festival start

Despite the early start, Hamilton Lake and Innes Common were packed this morning.

Naked Bike Ride: Why cyclists dared to bare all

Waihī Beach locals saw a blur of naked bodies on bikes whizzing past them.

Waikato teen selected for international softball challenge team

Te Awamutu Softball chief executive Manu Jones put Kylck Austin forward for selection.

Schedule for Taupō Super400 sees Supercars descend on track six times

Supercars' return to New Zealand is imminent as organisers announce track schedule.

Hook, line and sinker: Team Godfather reels in $460,000 win at Coro comp

The Kubota Billfish Classic took place in Whitianga over the weekend.

Half time drone show the star of Super Rugby Round 4

The show is thought to have been New Zealand’s first large-scale drone light show.

Chiefs Under 20s dominant in Taupō

Chiefs release team to play against Hurricanes U20s.

Balloons set to take to the sky over Hamilton

The fan favourite event will take to the air from Tuesday.

Manawa down defending champs with four tries from lineout drives

Chiefs' Luka Connor extends try-scoring record to 15 tries.

Pasadena School bus catches fire on way home from camp

Students were not onboard but have been offered access to counselling.

'My best friend': Meth-fuelled driver kills brother on hunting trip

Keely-Shaye Albert had never held a licence and was driving on a private road.

Centenarian recalls one last kamikaze twist as WW II ends

Not too many people have Ray's defining memory of V-J Day.

Former Chiefs' players line up for the Force

Loosehead prop Josh Bartlett is testing the waters in Perth.

Cohesive Chiefs Manawa team named to face Matatū

Chiefs Manawa head coach says there's a lot of depth within their squad.

Former Waikato flanker starts for the Brumbies

Former Waikato teammate Sefo Kautai will start in the front-row.

Fire engulfs bus near Ōhinewai, stretch of SH1 closed

Emergency services respond to a “well-involved” bus fire in Waikato.

Second person arrested in connection with Raglan man's death, dog's mystery gunshot wound

Maniapoto was found lying on a road, dead, last week. A dog named Napier was also shot.

Sunken vessels causing headaches for Waikato harbourmaster

Old, derelict vessels are reaching 'crisis point' in the Waikato.