Taumatamaire Rd has been closed to non-residents after unsuitable vehicles and trucks used the narrow gravel route while SH3 is closed.
New Zealand
6:25pm
More than 750 people are dead and 3000 still missing after flash floods tore through the Nepal-China border region, with MFAT saying reports from the ground stay bleak.
6:23pm
2:24
Fire and Emergency New Zealand said crews, including two helicopters, were called to a scrub fire at 2.24pm on Monday.
3:45pm
0:52
The Waikato Organised Crime Squad executed a number of search warrants across the district, finding between 200-600 cannabis plants at each of the 14 properties.
Crime and Justice
1:46pm
Community consultation on the removal of free travel at peak times starts next week.
Politics
Sat, Aug 29
Abby Dance is receiving treatment after two devastating diagnoses this year.
Health
A private plan change paving the way for a new Mitre 10 will also fund the Waikato town's first traffic lights since the 1990s.
Fri, Aug 28
Three people have been arrested following an alleged shooting at a property in Dinsdale earlier this week.
If adopted, it would remove free travel between 7am and 9am, and 3pm and 6.30pm, Monday to Friday.
The 49-year-old was also sentenced for possessing child sexual abuse material and exploiting another person by secretly filming a sexual encounter.
Wed, Aug 26
Officers found a loaded shotgun and pistol, ammunition, drugs, drug paraphernalia, and a protective vest in his backpack.
Tue, Aug 25
The notice, announced on Friday afternoon, covers all residents west of Taupō in the affected zone.
Fri, Aug 21
William George Toms, 70, was fined almost $30,000 after pleading guilty to five charges under the Animal Welfare Act.
The IPCA ruled the officer acted in self-defence after Phillips shot and critically wounded another officer.
Thu, Aug 20
Blake Williams, 26, was rushed to hospital "dripping in sweat" and died 24 hours later.
Wed, Aug 19
Petition creator James Crowhurst put the petition with 336 signatures from students, teachers and parents to Waipā District Council last week.
Tue, Aug 18
The family of the young woman who died of meningococcal disease said she did not have some of the symptoms associated with the illness and had "deteriorated rapidly".
State Highway 1 between Rangipo and Waiouru was closed earlier this morning as Kiwis woke to more sub-zero temperatures.
Mon, Aug 17
One of four people injured in Saturday night’s attack remains in hospital in a stable condition, while police continue inquiries in Maeroa.
Rotorua Lakes Council is spending more than $319,000 a year to store, insure and maintain a $21 million-plus art collection – much of which the public hasn't seen since Rotorua Museum closed in 2016.
Meningococcal disease can cause an infection around the brain and blood poisoning.
Sun, Aug 16
Emergency services were alerted around 6am to a car on fire on Mokauiti Road in Aria.
Four people had been taken to hospital with suspected knife wounds, one in a critical condition and another seriously injured.
Snow and freezing conditions are set to spread across the country, with icy roads and bitterly cold temperatures expected into next week.
Sat, Aug 15
Six people were treated at the scene of the fire in Claudelands, with a further two taken to Waikato Hospital.
Wed, Aug 12
