New Zealand's biggest privately held dairying operation allowed dozens of calves to slowly dehydrate to death.

The mother of a Tokoroa boy critically injured in a hit-and-run attack says the town is a safe place to live despite the attack.

Mother claims son had his entire body run over and was left with tyre marks on his back.

An 18-year-old Rotorua man faces attempted murder charges after a Tokoroa boy was chased and run over.

A major police raid in the Waikato discovered large amounts of guns and drugs, as an eight-month operation came to a climax.