The man is wanted on a range of serious offences, police say.

Police investigate after pedestrian struck by train and killed.

Small home was "well involved" in flame by the time firefighters arrived this evening.

After a miracle on McGregor Rd, Boss Pomare's kids are planning his wedding to their mum.

The victims of a double fatal motorcycle crash near Tokoroa were two men aged 41 and 59.

Two motorcyclists have died after a collison with a tanker.

The house was extensively damaged by the blaze.

The Court said the killers of Moko Rangitoheriri should count themselves "fortunate" they were not jailed for life.

South Waikato has had 1.3% population rise in the last year - boosting confidence a regional decline is not on the cards. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Police were delivering flyers about missing woman Shelly Crooks today in Punakaiki and nearby Fox River.

A wife watched in horror as her husband's truck bounced off the road, flipped and then skidded about 30m on its side as smoked poured from it.

A large truck has rolled near Tokoroa, blocking a lane on State Highway 1 and causing delays.

Band expected backlash over performance - and got it, says Kiwi.

District health boards are making their final preparations for the three-day strike by unionised resident doctors that starts tomorrow morning.

Waikato District Health Board is postponing around 500 patients' appointments because of the strike.

Yesterday the Police Search and Rescue Dive Squad spent more than eight hours unsuccessfully searching the depths of Lake Rotoiti for the man.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman armed with a knife robbed a store.

Sentence a win for animal welfare says SPCA.

The teacher has resigned from her role and been censured by the Education Council's Disciplinary Tribunal.

Two Kiwis are aboard a fishing trawler missing off the coast of Queensland.

Stolen cars and police pursuits after a group of teens create havoc on a road trip from Auckland.

Family spokesman Patrick Tavai said there were still issues around retrieving the body and waiting for the coroner's report.

Several crashes around the country today, three dead, at least five injured.

Emergency services are at the scene in Tokoroa where a car has hit a wall. A Fire Service shift manager said one car went into a

Three schools in Tokoroa have been vandalised overnight, with up to half the windows at some schools being smashed. It is understood

Marae, women's refuges and other social agencies have won funding to house 3000 homeless families and individuals a year in the latest

A 46-year-old Tokoroa woman has died after being hit by a truck and trailer unit while walking along State Highway 1 at Kinleith in

Three men and a 13-year-old boy have been arrested after a 60 strong brawl in Tokoroa which saw a teenage boy seriously injured.

A supermarket security guard has been hit by a car as two alleged shoplifters tried to make a get away. A police spokeswoman said

A gaping chasm has appeared in a south Waikato road as councils across the North Island begin to take stock of damage in the wake of the weekend's storm.