EXCLUSIVE: Miles McKelvy ripped off $1.4 million from vulnerable home buyers. Now, he faces a second stint in prison after importing Fantasy into NZ.

Police believe David Thompson is in Hamilton and is known to have associates across Waikato.

A kitten found abandoned in Hamilton bush was born with no eyes, its new owners have discovered.

A man is in hospital after an accident on a moped in the Waikato this morning.

Police are appealing for any sightings of a Hamilton woman they say they hold "grave concerns'' for.

A Hamilton solo mum who wants a better future for her toddler is auctioning tattoo space on her body to pay for her law degree.

A 28-year-old man wanted by police in relation to a shooting last Sunday has been found in Hamilton.

Waikato police have re-opened a Hamilton street after armed offenders squad members cordoned off a house.

A wheelchair-bound man managed to escape a high-speed Hamilton crash after his foot got stuck on the accelerator.

The weather's going to be (finally) glorious for most of the country.

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.

Police warn charges will be laid against those harbouring a wanted man.

A Huntly man stabbed his brother because he was too slow doing the laundry.

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.

Former Hamilton high school teacher describes herself as a "Jekyll and Hyde drinker".

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.

The Armed Offenders Squad swarmed a Hamilton street last night where a man had reportedly run off with a shotgun.

A group promoting conversation about sexuality and gender diversity say they were effectively forced out of a Christian music festival.

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.

A Hamilton man is missing after a friend lost sight of him in the Waikato River early this morning.

A search is under way for a man seen getting into the Waikato River overnight.

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.

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 police negotiator has persuaded a woman to leave the roof of Centre Place in Hamilton.

The pair smashed their way through the front door with a rock before taking off with about $8000 of stock.

Waikato Hospital does not have enough doctors and nurses to run its operating theatres at full capacity, resulting in between six and nine elective surgeries being put off each week.