Rāhui in place after one dies in incident on Waikato River near Taupō

'Burned in my memory': Man who pulled Sophia Crestani out of deadly party

Samson Aruwa carried the 19-year-old University of Otago student away from the five-to-six people-deep pile at the overcrowded party in October 2019.

Four injured, two seriously, after bus and cars crash in Auckland

The Ponsonby collision between a bus and two cars was reported to police at 3.56pm.

Three arrested after man shot in Waikato town

A gun and ammunition were seized after a man appeared at Waikato Hospital with a gunshot wound.

'Potential tragedy': Seven people rescued from Waikato River

Using a jetboat and a jetski, police, Coastguard and the harbourmaster were able to rescue the seven people from the water, who were hanging onto a tree.