Latest from Waikato

Coromandel: Take in trails from the top

Ease into tramping with an overnighter at the Pinnacles Hut in the Coromandel, writes Andrew Laxon.

Witnesses sought after body found in Waikato River

Motorist dies after truck and car collide

Weekend of carnage on Waikato roads

Police say a culture change is needed on Waikato roads after a horror weekend saw 36 crashes, one death and several serious injuries.

Burns victim 'conscious but distraught'

Teen missing for almost a month

Abusive teacher supplied drugs to child

A South Waikato teacher has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing to children and supplying drugs to one at a maori immersion school.

Man killed in crash near Cambridge named

The man who was killed in a crash involving multiple vehicles in Waikato has been named by police.

Five teens in Youth Court after Waikato 'crime spree'

Man hospitalised after rolling motorised bike

An elderly man who rolled a motorised bike while working on a Waikato farm was flown to hospital with moderate-to-serious injuries yesterday afternoon.

Police officer helped by members of public after attack

Under-age teenagers arrested for alleged liquor store burglary

Two under-age Waikato teenagers have been arrested for the alleged burglary of a Leamington liquor store this morning.

Truck crash dumps 2000 litres of weed killer

A weed-spraying truck has crashed in Waikato, dumping up to 3000 litres of weed killer into a stream.

Motorcyclist killed in Taupiri crash named

A man who died when his motorcycle and a car collided in Waikato at the weekend was part of a larger group returning to Auckland from a tour of the South Island.

Man dies following motorcycle accident

A man is dead after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car in Waikato last night.

100 assessed for risk of measles

Over 100 people in Auckland, Waikato and the Lake Taupo area have been assessed for measles risk.