Police are treating as suspicious the death of a man who collapsed and suffered a head injury last night in Matamata after reports of an altercation.

Hobbiton has put Matamata on the map, but with production of The Hobbit shifting overseas, the town's future as a tourist hub is in jeopardy.

Greg Meads enjoyed his final months of freedom in a plush beachfront home with another woman before being convicted of murder.

Kimberley White remembers her stepfather Greg Meads enforcing silent meals at the family dinner table as he watched television.

A shooting victim told her husband days before her death that she wanted to move out of their home and move on with her life, a court heard.

Kerry and Lynne Martin are unsure about swimming in Samoa after losing their two daughters in the tsunami.

A grieving dad has told how he cradled his 10-year-old daughter in his arms as she passed away from an asthma attack.

The horseracing identity charged with killing his wife was allegedly distraught at the thought he wouldn't be able to see their daughter.

A woman has been shot dead in Matamata this morning.