The second step of Brendon McCullum's development as a test opener begins in Hamilton tomorrow.

Police believe they have found the body of a man who has been missing since he leaped from a bridge in Hamilton last Thursday.

The death of a man hurt in a Waikato crash has brought the holiday road toll to 10. A 20-year-old died of his injuries about 4pm in Waikato Hospital. A car he was in yesterday hit a van carrying five disabled children on SH1.

The holiday road toll has risen to nine following a crash involving two motorcycles on the Coromandel peninsula this afternoon.

Speed, alcohol and driver fatigue all appear to have been contributing factors in a crash on SH1 at Horotiu, north of Hamilton, today that has left two young men fighting for their lives.

A man was left fighting for his life after a stabbing in Whitianga in the Coromandel early today.

Hamilton police are appealing for help in identifying a limping man who leapt from a bridge into the Waikato River today.

The wife of Ross McSheffrey, who was pinned under his own bus yesterday, has paid tribute to his rescuers.

New Zealand take an unassailable 2-0 lead over Pakistan in their three-match Twenty20 cricket series.

Two boys aged 14 and 16 have been charged with attempted murder after a police officer was attacked with a knife and a machete.

Hamilton Zoo have had an early Christmas present this year - four meerkats from Auckland Zoo.

Santa Claus is coming to town - and the weather is looking fantastic for his long ride down from the North Pole.

Northerns Districts powered to an eight-wicket win over Canterbury in a domestic Twenty20 cricket match at Hamilton tonight.