Police are urging holiday motorists to slow down following the second serious speed-related crash in Waikato in as many days.

Danielle Wright takes her family on a nostalgic trip back to 50s New Zealand at a vintage car museum in Hamilton.

Live power lines and a large number of agitated bees are posing problems for motorists and emergency services following a fatal crash in Waikato this morning.

A group of friends have started an epic journey down the Waikato river this morning to raise money for a Bay of Plenty boy with a rare form of bone cancer.

Parts of Waikato will be without power today as urgent repairs are carried out on the Transpower network.

Elisabeth Easther visits luxury wilderness lodge Poronui and discovers heaven on earth.

Forty minutes from Taupo along SH5, Poronui (Maori for 'part of something bigger') is miles from mobile reception and smack bang in the centre of heaven.

For further information see poronui.com.

Police have named a man who died after an alcohol-fuelled brawl at a Waikato property last weekend.

A man is dead after being involved in an alcohol-fuelled brawl at a Waikato property yesterday.

A teenager who stole a car, got involved in a police chase before smashing head-on into another car caused the accident that killed him, an independent watchdog finds.

On a rail trip from the capital, Pamela Wade is enraptured by the North Island's emerald green beauty and looming mountains.

One person is in a life-threatening condition following a road smash in South Waikato.

Danielle Wright follows the tour buses to a sheep and beef farm in Matamata for the Hobbiton Movie Set Tour.

While you're in the 'hood check out some other finds.

A man arrested for stealing a police patrol car over the weekend has admitted he didn't realise what type of vehicle it was - despite its flashing light.

Danielle Wright discovers small-town seaside charms on a weekend away in Raglan.

Boaties were asked to check their vessels are fit for the water and to stay with them when in difficulty, following a rescue on the Waikato River.

Distinctive engraved World War 1 medals could help identify burglars who robbed a Waikato home on the weekend, police hope.

A storm is causing havoc across the upper part of the North island this evening, with warnings stronger winds and more rain is on the way.

Heavy rain and severe gales are set to pound far greater swathes of the country than the thunderstorms which struck over the weekend.

A Waikato farmer has been left counting the cost of Saturday night's wild electrical storm after finding nine cows killed by lightning.

Auckland homes left without power after a violent storm overnight have been reconnected but forecasters have warned more bad weather is on the way.