Latest from Waikato

Balloons over Waikato, Hamilton

Images from the <strong><a href='http://balloonsoverwaikato.co.nz' target='_blank'>Balloons Over Waikato</a></strong> event, which runs until this Sunday.

Family seek funding for Coronial inquest

The family of a man whose body was found in the Waikato River have made a precedent-setting plea for legal funding to investigate his death.

Dead man's family seek funding from Health Board they blame for death

Driver hits students waiting for bus

A teenage driver on a learner's licence lost control and careered into a group of students waiting for a school bus in Waikato this morning.

Drunk rescued after 15m fall down bank

A young man who apparently drank too much at a party fell up to 15m down a Waikato River bank after going outside to be sick.

Car flipped on Southern Motorway

A car has flipped while towing a trailer with another car in it on a motorway south of Auckland this afternoon.

Girl dragged by go-kart seriously injured

A young girl has suffered a head injury after her hair caught in a go-kart yesterday, in what was described as an "unusual incident".

Hamilton: All about the Glow

Danielle Wright enjoys the magic of Balloons Over Waikato in Hamilton.

Tourist charged over head-on crash

A German tourist driver involved in a head-on collision on the yesterday has been charged with careless driving causing injury.

Woman stole $300k from her employer

A Cambridge woman has admitted stealing at least $300,000 from her employer, the New Zealand Jersey Cattle Breeders Association.

Dead man found lying on Hamilton road named

The man who died after being found lying in a Hamilton road last week was Sean Anthony O'Connor.

Female motorcyclist killed at road works named

Truck blaze causes traffic delays on SH27

A truck that caught fire early this morning, is causing traffic delays on State Highway 27 near Morrinsville.

The Variety Bash diaries: Day Three

Raglan: Ready to roll

Elisabeth Easther takes the boys on the road down to Raglan for a weekend.

Room check: Millennium Hotel and Resort Manuels, Taupo

Elisabeth Easther enjoys the grotto and more at a lakeside retreat in Taupo.

Fatal crash sparks investigation

WorkSafe and police are investigating a crash in which a woman on a motorbike was killed at a road works site.

Motorcyclist dies in road works crash

A motorcyclist has died after colliding with a reversing vehicle at a road works site in Meremere this morning.