Residents are on the highest water alert level after one of its most important water mains ruptured when a large portion of the Waikato riverbank collapsed.

Most of the country can expect another warm, dry holiday weekend, but the West Coast is in for a wet one.

Authorities were called to a house in Hamilton after multiple reports of a firearm being shot on Sunday night, police said.

Name suppression has lapsed for the man charged with the manslaughter of a homeless Hamilton man.

Two teens lead police on an early morning pursuit across the Waikato.

A fire at a house in Hamilton was started by a group of "drunk hooligans", according to the Fire Service.

Volunteers are pollinating Dactylanthus plants on Mt Pirongia 'paint brush-style' in the hope to repopulate the maunga with the indigenous plant. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The search for a missing 21-year-old Hamilton man will continue this morning, after a friend lost sight of him in the Waikato River.

Two teenagers were driving a stolen car when they sped past police officers and lost control, crashing into another driver just seconds after a chase began.

The son of a Hamilton woman, who was texting and driving before she was killed in a crash, is pleading with drivers to put their mobile phones away.

The ToolShed in Hamilton has been ram raided for the second time in a month. Police are now hunting for a brown and red, "fairly

A man has allegedly been attacked by a patched Mongrel Mob member during a road rage incident in Hamilton.

Victim advocate Louise Nicholas says allegations Chiefs rugby players verbally abused two female parking wardens are "disappointing".

Parked car no problem for this Hamilton contracting crew who found a simple solution to their road block.

Kim Richmond was a devoted mum who would have been in contact with her children by now if she could, according to a good friend.

Police are investigating how an 18-month-old girl suffered "non-accidental injuries" after an incident near her Hamilton home.

A police officer is recovering at home after he was punched in the face by a man trying to flee police at about 1.30am on Sunday in

Piri Wiri Tua Hemi, 87, has died after months living happily with family.

Neighbours of a Hamilton house on fire woke the sleeping family in time to escape with their lives.

A Mexican restaurant in Hamilton's CBD has been damaged by fire early today.

Bay of Islands the place to be for summer sun today

Police are continuing their search along the river bank of the Waikato River with a focus on the camp site confirmed as belonging

Three years after a red-light runner killed her daughter at a Hamilton intersection, Joy Bray tells of the enormity of her grief.

Dramatic scenes as bystanders rushed to help foil brazen daylight robbery in Hamilton.

Tama Retimana, whose body was found floating in the Waikato River two days after Christmas, was a father-of-two and had a partner.

The inhabitants of a house that caught fire today escaped without injury.

Body found in Waikato River was a homeless man who lived on the river's banks.

An elderly woman has died from injuries after being hit by a car in Takapuna this evening.

Parents take a win with free early childhood education, but Hamilton centres out of pocket. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

KFC is looking at rolling out home delivery across New Zealand and customers in Hamilton will get the first taste of the new service.