New ZealandSouth Dunedin residents ‘encouraged’ to self-evacuate as flood waters rise'Risk of flooding, slips are high. Follow the advice of local authorities' - MetService03 Oct 09:29 AM
LiveNew Zealand‘Exceptional situation’: Dunedin residents warned of overnight downpour, asked to stay home'Risk of flooding, slips are high. Follow the advice of local authorities' - MetService03 Oct 07:04 AM
New ZealandCash registers taken in supermarket ram raidA vehicle was used to gain entry to the supermarket.03 Oct 02:36 AM
New ZealandThames-Coromandel retains title of oldest average ageThames-Coromandel the oldest population with high home ownership rate.03 Oct 02:04 AM
New Zealand'Made me feel like I was 90 years old': Trish Mitchell shares her breast cancer journeyOctober is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.02 Oct 03:01 AM
New Zealand'Part therapy': Business resilience celebratedMore than 80 local businesses in Taupō entered the 2024 Stella Awards.01 Oct 07:26 PM
New ZealandOne slip and it was all over: Hawke's Bay's big race transferred to Te RapaWhen a horse slipped in Race 1 in Hastings on Saturday, it was the beginning of the end,01 Oct 06:00 AM
New ZealandCouncil flags roaming dogs as ongoing issueRoaming dogs can "frighten, intimidate or annoy others".30 Sep 10:34 PM
New ZealandThree people injured after truck and car crash on SH3One man was seriously injured and was transported to hospital by helicopter.30 Sep 09:54 PM
New ZealandHauraki towns outline their 'better off' funding wish listsPlans are designed to reflect aspirations of iwi partners and communities.30 Sep 09:00 PM
New Zealand'I wouldn’t have made it': 27yo says 111 bags of plasma saved her lifeIt's been a week since she was diagnosed with an 'extremely rare' blood disorder.30 Sep 04:01 PM
KahuUN sends please-explain to NZ Govt over alleged Māori human rights breachesThe letter asks about alleged breach of human rights of Māori.30 Sep 05:35 AM
New ZealandFixed-wing aircraft used in continued search for Luke Berwick in WaikatoBerwick, 31, was last seen in Raglan and has not had contact with family since Tuesday.30 Sep 02:09 AM
New ZealandMan pulls body from the water near Raglan Holiday ParkThe man spotted the body from the footbridge and went in the water to pull it out.30 Sep 01:57 AM
New ZealandAir quality in Tokoroa still one of nation's worstAir pollutants have mostly decreased in NZ, but Tokoroa is still one of the worst.29 Sep 11:59 PM
New Zealand'Perfectly imperfect' fruit and vegetables provide a recipe for business successCollaboration with restaurant Embra turned misfit pears into fine dining delight.29 Sep 11:08 PM
New ZealandFemale councillors question mayor's committee reshuffleTense exchanges were had at a South Waikato District Council meeting last week.29 Sep 11:02 PM
New ZealandResidents join forces to save beach-nesting birdsThe funding boost allows 30 households to join the pest-trapping effort.29 Sep 08:48 PM
PremiumPremiumFreight and logisticsThree family-run businesses make a life-changing $57mBased in Morrinsville, Ōamaru and Mangawhai, the owners have received huge sums.29 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandCoromandel misses out on $250m transport resilience fundingCoromandel not included in the 2024 National Land Transport Programme.28 Sep 10:40 PM
New Zealand'Major safety concerns': Waikato gyms tell minors to lie about agesA manager at one of the gyms said she was 'trying to fix' her mistake.27 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandCouncils consider changes to water management in Hamilton and Waikato DistrictA new organisation could help the councils tackle growth, maintenance, and rising costs.27 Sep 04:46 AM
New ZealandRecord $300k fine for dairy effluent a ‘wake-up call’Farming company, company director and farm manager convicted and fined $305,900.27 Sep 02:00 AM
New ZealandWaikato food producers the focus of five-course degustation dinnerThe Taste of Waikato will be held in October.26 Sep 06:45 PM
New ZealandWatch: Mayor apologises for F-bomb during council meetingGary Petley says his language after a tense debate was not directed at anyone.26 Sep 06:20 AM
New ZealandCyclone recovery work nears completion in CoromandelMore than $170 million has gone into the Coromandel following the cyclones.26 Sep 05:34 AM
New ZealandPolice charge 22yo man after fatal vehicle incident in TaupōThe man is due to appear in the Taupō District Court next week.26 Sep 12:41 AM
Travel newsPopular Waikato walk to reopen in time for summerThe walkway in the South Waikato District has been closed for over a year.25 Sep 05:45 PM
New ZealandChild homicide, hit and run deaths referred back to police after IPCA complaintsThe separate cases relate to the deaths of Zahquiel Taipeti and Steven Cranston.25 Sep 08:45 AM
New ZealandOne dead after crash in Hamilton EastThe crash was reported to emergency services at 12.09pm.25 Sep 08:42 AM
New ZealandPolice focus on Thames as fake bank notes pop up at retail outletsNumerous fakes notes presented in Thames and wider Waikato area.25 Sep 05:03 AM
EnvironmentCritically endangered kākāpō population hit by three deaths this monthOne of the birds that died was the 'treasured' poster boy for his former sanctuary.25 Sep 03:30 AM
New Zealand'Major milestone': Piarere roundabout opens to trafficConstruction of the roundabout got under way in January.25 Sep 02:45 AM
New ZealandPolice drug operation Gambit snares suspect in NorthlandA woman has been arrested in Northland for alleged cocaine offences in Waikato25 Sep 12:00 AM