Waikato

All of Waikato is under a heavy rain warning or watch, and severe wind watches are in place for some areas.

The man told police he had harvested more than $200,000 worth of cannabis.

The Associate Housing Minister says over a third of Te Kūiti residents are renting, but the limited availability of properties is making it difficult to secure stable housing.

The country's newest butter plant is not expected to lower soaring prices at the supermarket checkout.

A new medical school at the University of Waikato must deliver for Māori, says a Waikato-based Iwi Māori Partnership Board.

Medical students who train rurally are six times more likely to work as a rural doctor, says the Rural Health Network. Audio

Police have named the 20-year-old who died in a brawl between two groups in Hamilton early on Sunday.

The All Blacks have come from behind to beat France 29-19 in the third and final test in Hamilton, completing a 3-0 series sweep for the hosts.

The pair say the stolen money was spent on drug debts, vehicles, rent and tangihanga.

After being punched, hit with a chair, and strangled, Te Waiariki Grace stabbed her partner once, fatally slicing his heart.

The contingency measures include plans to move patients to Rotorua Hospital if staff shortages forced Taupō's clinic to close. Audio

When her late husband's ute was stolen, an entire community jumped in to help Sharyn - but not the police.

One person has died after a two-vehicle crash in Hamilton.

The holiday park only attracts up to 250 visitors a year and is costing ratepayers $30,000 a year.

Ngakau Hailey loved his whānau and put his heart and soul into whatever he did, his grandmother says.

The occupant of the house in Hamilton also received life-threatening injuries in the crash, police say.

The 20-year-old entered the court room in a blue prison suit with an obvious limp.