Libby Kirkby-McLeod

The marae, built on a platform, would be able to rise above floodwaters and provide people with what would be needed for survival.

Medical students who train rurally are six times more likely to work as a rural doctor, says the Rural Health Network. Audio

France snubbed Hamilton in their build-up, but the home team have been warmly received.

When her late husband's ute was stolen, an entire community jumped in to help Sharyn - but not the police.

Seaview Logging and its director Graeme Savill have been convicted and sentenced for polluting a stream in Waihī despite notices to stop.

The polytechnic provider is to exit Te Pūkenga and re-enter regional governance from the beginning of next year but said to meet the government's financial expectations the Tokoroa campus may have to…

The holiday park only attracts up to 250 visitors a year and is costing ratepayers $30,000 a year.

The on-demand public transport trial uses electric vans which can be ordered through an app.

Ngakau Hailey loved his whānau and put his heart and soul into whatever he did, his grandmother says.

Hamilton residents and business owners say it's the Les Bleus' loss if they won't stay in Kirikiriroa before the final test against the All Blacks on 19 July. Audio

A local store owner has been threatened and her shop broken into but says having police on the streets is making a big difference.

Parking woes in Mount Maunganui have led the council to seek out-of-the-box solutions. Audio

Releasing water into the river creates additional capacity within the region's hydroelectric system.

The Kinleith pulp and paper mill in South Waikato was opened by Prime Minister Sidney Holland in 1954.

More people now have no shelter and are visible on the streets, the head of one charity says. Audio

Nicola was discharged nearly two weeks ago, but has nowhere to go.

Cardiac Society of New Zealand chairperson says the waitlist had reduced from 110 to 10 patients.

The oldest missing Phillips child will celebrate yet another birthday on the run today, but an experienced bushman says it is likely to be a miserable day.

Hamilton will once again have an international airport, with new flights to and from Australia beginning this morning. Audio

No members of the public were on the airbridge at the time.

Education Minister Erica Stanford admitted using libraries as classrooms would be concerning.

Jack Mathis planned on becoming a dairy farmer, but has changed his career pathway.

One person was seriously injured after being struck by a car doing burnouts on Horotiu Bridge Road in May.

Geopolitical volatility was the highest-ranked concern for Rotorua business leaders in a recent survey.

The Waikato Regional Council claims all roads in the district are threatened and communities likely to be isolated.