Engineering giant Beca was awarded more than $237 million in Defence Force contracts while its chief executive chaired a government defence advisory body, including $40m in work awarded without an ...

A Taupō firefighter climbed onto the roof of a burning high school classroom block without first telling the incident ...

Ivan Andrew Campbell was jailed for chaining up a teenage boy in a wardrobe, tattooing him and abusing him for a week.The Press The body of missing 21-year-old father Braydon Hepworth was found at a ...

The unexpected departure of Hilary Parker - who joined RNZ in 2024 - triggered an emergency board meeting on Sunday, after ...

In May, Waikato regional councillors voted 12 to 2 to increase Te Huia fares by 25%, meaning an adult one-way fare from ...

A Hamilton man called for help as he was swept down the Waikato River on his 59th birthday, disappearing beneath the water before his body was found seven months later. Philip Tawera had been ...

Glen William Jones, 50, admitted one representative charge of possession of objectionable material when he appeared in the ...

Waikato District Council chief executive Craig Hobbs is stepping down from the role at the end of the month.Kelly Hodel / WAIKATO TIMES Waikato District Council mayor Aksel Bech says a CEO leaving ...

Waikato Rugby Referees Association chairman Michael Winter, pictured in action officiating a club rugby match in Hamilton, blew the whistle on Bill Heslop's offending.Matt Gould, Your Moment Photos ...

Waikato’s farming and agriculture industries are set to be in the firing line when the predicted El Niño lands on New Zealand soil.

ANALYSIS: What seemed set to be another doomed F1 race for the Kiwi driver turned into what may be a career-boosting finish.

Police and ambulances at the scene of the stabbing on Anglesea St, Hamilton, near the night shelter.Libby Wilson / Waikato Times Hamilton mayor Tim Macindoe is promising action to tackle violence and ...