Waikato

At least four people have died in seperate crashes since Sunday evening.

A 34-year-old man is due to appear in Hamilton District Court, charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

Police said a two-vehicle crash was reported about 9.15am on Sunday.

The shortage affected the Older Persons and Rehabilitation ward.

The sole occupant of the single vehicle crash died at the scene.

It is believed a man who died during a jet ski incident near Port Waikato was not wearing a life jacket.

A father, his two kids, and a friend were flung into treacherous waters when their boat capsized on a notorious west coast sandbar last month.

The jet skier went missing in the water off Port Waikato on Christmas Day with two others who were rescued.

A dairy big cream spill on Waikato roads has prompted warnings to motorists, and a flurry of puns.

"I thought 'oh that doesn't sound too good,'" the witness told RNZ after the crash.

Police are investigating after two people were injured at a business north of Hamilton.

Jason Poa, 55, died at a home on Hamilton's Lake Crescent last week.

RNZ caught up with seven new mayors in the Waikato region to see how they were doing a couple of months after being elected to the position.

Jessica Lee Rose Mulford killed 2-year-old Harlee-Rose Niven in 2021 and now wants her sentence reduced.

New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS) is warning people in the Waikato to be careful of their cheese, after some was taken from Putaruru Landfill and re-sold.

A search is underway to find the missing person.

Police are investigating the fire after it left one person hospitalised.

Emergency Services are working at the scene of a fiery crash, and police warn it has closed State Highway One lanes near Hampton Downs.

One of the victims died at the scene and the other was taken to Waikato Hospital.

Cordons are in place after a man was fatally injured at a Hamilton Lake address.