The sole occupant of the vehicle was found deceased at the scene.
New Zealand
9:00am
Assorted chocolates, packs of AA batteries, half a ham and several cartons of almond milk was among the loot a woman allegedly stole this morning.
Crime and Justice
4:33pm
A stubborn low-pressure system brings rain, gales and thunderstorms to much of the country, warns 1News meteorologist Dan Corbett.
Tue, Dec 30
Orange warnings for heavy rain and gales cover much of NZ as a powerful low sweeps through, threatening summer plans and New Year festivities.
Monday 12:42pm
2:32
Police were alerted around 10pm Sunday after the man failed to return from his walk and was reported missing.
Environment
Monday 12:20pm
MetService warns of dangerous conditions as an active low brings up to 180mm of rain and gusts of 120km/h.
Sun, Dec 28
Darren Teague remembered the sheer panic as a wave washed his kids "straight out into the water — all in one hit".
Sat, Dec 27
The 10km-long slick reached between Te Awamutu and Ōhaupō on State Highway 3.
Fri, Dec 26
Emergency services were called to the scene at around 9.10am to reports of a small plane crashing into a house on Harvard Court, Pauanui.
Thu, Dec 25
0:34
Police inquiries are ongoing, a spokesperson says.
Fifty-five-year-old Jason Poa, also known as Jason Tipene, died at the scene on Lake Cres, while another man was taken to Waikato Hospital in a serious condition.
Wed, Dec 24
Emergency services were called to State Highway 25 at around 11.50am on Wednesday.
Duty Inspector Neil Faulkner said police received reports of a body located on a beach near Thames Coast Rd at around 6.10am this morning.
Police are investigating after previously dumped Over The Moon-branded cheese has reportedly been resold by two people in Putāruru at a local market and on Facebook Marketplace.
Health
Tue, Dec 23
Fifty-five-year-old Jason Poa, also known as Jason Tipene, died at the scene, while another man was taken to Waikato Hospital in a serious condition.
Hamilton airport expects to wrap up end the this year with its busiest ever month after the installation of new Jetstar and Airnz routes.
Police have urged boaties to take safety seriously after the dramatic rescue on Sunday.
Mon, Dec 22
New Zealand Food Safety said the cheese appeared to have been taken from the Putaruru Landfill before being reportedly discovered for sale in the Waikato town on Sunday.
Police were called at around 9.45am after receiving reports that people were in difficulty in the water near the Waikawau boat ramp.
Police were called to Lewis St in the suburb of Glenview, about 12.30am after a report of an assault.
Sun, Dec 21
Two people were found injured at a Lake Cres property around 6.15pm on Thursday. A man died of his injuries at the scene.
Fri, Dec 19
Police were called to the incident at a Lake Crescent property yesterday evening.
Being exploited left three workers traumatised and facing financial hardship, an advocate said after their former boss was sentenced.
Thu, Dec 18
Emergency services were called to the scene on Te Kouma Rd around 12pm.
"It’s deeply disheartening to be forced to spend scarce funds on fixing infrastructure that should never have been damaged or stolen in the first place," said operations manager Julian Phillips.
