Waikato
Missing people: One found, one still not found
Police on Saturday were looking for two people who both went missing on Friday.
11-year-old girl put in mental health facility after being mistaken for a 20-year-old
The girl was also handcuffed after being misidentified by police officers. Audio
'Horrific': Luxon won't rule out heads rolling over girl's mistaken identity
An 11-year-old was taken to a mental health facility after being mistaken for a 20-year-old. The PM wants to know why it took two weeks to tell the minister. Audio
Driver charged after multiple hurt in Taupō crash
Two vehicles crashed on the Napier-Taupō Road near Rangitaiki School Road, Taupō District.
Resigning Hamilton councillor says he's 'not controversial'
Former Hamilton councillor Mark Donovan, who quit last month after taking on a full-time job late last year, said he was never a controversial character.
Creditor 'blindsided' by school lunch provider liquidation
Hamilton company Echo Automation's owner Sean Donovan it was a lot of money for a small business to lose. Audio
Hamilton Zoo giraffe dies during routine health check
Dume, a 19 year old giraffe, was one of the oldest at the zoo.
Moment of Calm: The Wisdom of Chickens
For RNZ Concert host Bryan Crump there are few things quite so calming as real chickens coming home to roost. Audio
Murder-accused man heckled by victim's family in tense court exchange
Tensions erupted in the Hamilton District Court when a man charged with murdering a 26-year-old and injuring another appeared in the dock.
Community shocked by suspicious fire at Hamilton marae
The meeting house at Hui Te Rangiora Marae was completely gutted by the fire on Sunday morning.
Fire at Huntly business suspicious, police say
Two men have been arrested for illegal gun possession near a suspected arson at a Huntly business, and police are appealing for witnesses.
Fire at commercial building, in same street as burned garage
Fire and Emergency is investigating a fire that took hold at a commercial building in Hamilton overnight, close to where another blaze was put out last week.
Man charged with murder after Hamilton death
A man has been charged with murder after a man was found dead in Hamilton and another critically injured.
Police seek vehicle as part of Hamilton homicide investigation
A homicide investigation is underway in Hamilton after a man was found dead.
Matamata teen train death: Coroner recommended fencing after 2012 fatality
KiwiRail failed to follow a decade-old Coroner's recommendation to fence an area of railway line where a young Matamata College student was killed by a train this week.
Jackie Diprose: The woman feeding Matamata
Jackie Diprose noticed some inequity with the school lunch programme in her home town of Matamata, so she decide to do something about it. Audio
Waikato farmers urged to watch for parasitic noodle-like weed
The yellow invasive plant grows in the shape of a messy circle and entwines itself around other plants.
'Quite emotional': Community in shock as teen hit by train
A collage student was hit by a freight train and killed just after 3pm on Wednesday. Audio
Around the motu: Libby Kirkby McLeod in Hamilton
Taharoa Ironsands was convicted and fined for 'thick brown sludge' which flowed into Waikato waters - Libby Kirkby-McLeod, RNZ Waikato Reporter has this story and others from the region. Audio
Popular Hamilton bar bans patrons under the age of 20
"There just seems to be a love affair with breaking toilets when you're young and going out to drink," Lawrenson Group chief executive John Lawrenson told Checkpoint. Audio
