Coromandel & Hauraki news
'Basketball-sized rocks': SH25 closed by slips in Coromandel
A detour via the east coast of the peninsula is the only option for drivers.
Heavy rain moves north as wet weather system crosses New Zealand
MetService has issued heavy rain and strong wind watches for the middle of the country.
'Politics is costing lives': Top cop's plea for life-saving cancer drug
Experts say patients' lives are hinging on this month's Budget announcement.
Whitianga woman throws support behind Pink Ribbon Breakfast
Alana Baker hosted her first breakfast five years ago. She has since raised $30,000.
Auckland Zoo euthanises 'extraordinary' rare bird
Due to partial blindness and kidney failure, the bird was unsuitable for being released.
Seven dead on Waikato roads in April
The news comes as the provisional national road death toll for the month almost doubled.
Body found at Whangamatā Beach believed to be missing man
Police believe the body on the beach is Jarrod Kingi, missing since April 25.
'Very worried': Police search harbour area for man missing since Anzac Day
He left an address on Tobie Place around 11.15pm on Anzac Day.
Waikato news
Upper North Island told to brace for thunderstorms, 110km/h winds, hail
MetService warns isolated heavy downpours are possible along with marble-sized hail.
'Basketball-sized rocks': SH25 closed by slips in Coromandel
A detour via the east coast of the peninsula is the only option for drivers.
French Film Festival and Fieldays – here's what's on in Waikato
What events are on in Waikato?
Rural news
The Country: Miles Hurrell on Fonterra's milk price
Miles Hurrell, Ian Proudfoot, Matt Black, Chris Russell, and Hamish McKay.
Primary sector unimpressed by Govt's horticulture reforms
Those in the primary sector say the new targets don’t go far enough.
$15b boost to NZ economy: Fonterra sets milk price forecast and earnings
Fonterra forecasts a milk price range of $8-$11 per kg for the 2025/26 season.
'I love auctions’ - Trophy home breaks this year's record with $7.41m sale
Sixty-nine bids made during heated contest.
Could the OCR drop to 2.5%? Economists split on size of interest rate cuts
Home loan costs set to fall as Reserve Bank hints at future cuts.
More local news
The NZ beach named among the world's 50 best for 2025
Three Australian beaches made the list this year but the Coromandel spot is NZ's only one.
'Thunderstorms possible': Auckland faces threat of heavy rain as students return to school
A heavy rain watch is in place for Auckland and Great Barrier Island until 9am.
17-hr thunderstorm threat: North braces for 'dynamic' weather, new flood risk
Northland is also looking at a 19-hour rain alert that won't lapse until 3pm Sunday.
Honouring heroes: Search for B Company photos for museum exhibition
It comes as the B Company, 28th NZ (Māori) Battalion History Trust will be reviewed.
Warnings upgraded: 140km/h gales, torrential downpours to lash upper North Island for 41hrs
Thunderstorms, 180mm of rain from tonight in upper NI, tree and powerline damage likely.
Motorcyclist dies in Waihī crash, road reopens
Emergency services were called to a crash at Rosemont Rd and Consols St.