Vehicles stranded as slips, flooding block Awakino Gorge
A section of State Highway 3 through the Awakino Gorge has been blocked by multiple slips and flooding…
Why chip seal practicality beats out asphalt popularity for road maintenance
Throughout Waikato and Bay of Plenty, councils are rolling out their summer road maintenance programmes. Resurfacing of roads…
Late ‘Super Saturday’ voter turnout may yet swing Hamilton mayoralty
A large voter turnout on Saturday is expected to alter the final standings in Hamilton’s local election race.…
Gang associate charged over Father’s Day restaurant robbery
Police have arrested a 41-year-old gang associate for the robbery of a Hamilton restaurant on Father’s Day. On…
Family Court judge grants second interim injunction
Police are still on the hunt for those who were assisting Tom Phillips as he evaded authorities, a…
Parts of Hamilton under boil water notice until at least Tuesday
A boil water notice will remain in effect for close to 30,000 residents of northeast Hamilton and nearby…
Chemical spill closes Pōkeno motorway on-ramp after truck crash
A chemical spill has forced the closure of a key on-ramp in Pōkeno this afternoon following a crash…
Nico the cat burglar nicking knickers in Hamilton
More than 200 items stolen by a literal cat burglar in Hamilton need to be returned to their…
Six injured in two-vehicle crash near Lake Taupō
Six people are reportedly injured following a two-vehicle crash on a stretch of State Highway 1 near the…
Police hunt knife-wielding man fleeing Hamilton robberies on e-scooter
Police have appealed to the public for information on a man believed to have committed a series of…
Officer shot by Tom Phillips discharged from hospital
The police officer shot by fugitive Tom Phillips has been discharged from hospital. He was the first officer…
Volcanologist remembers Mt Ruapehu eruption of 1995
Thirty years ago on Tuesday, Mount Ruapehu exploded in spectacular fashion, triggering headlines overseas and a somewhat haphazard…