Police searching for a West Coast man missing in the Waikato have found his car in an isolated rural area in the King Country.
The lead for the location of Les Wright, from Punakaiki, followed a report by a meter reader who spotted...
Crucial find in mystery missing man case
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Missing man was seeking rare kokako
Chasing the call of the rare kokako could have landed a missing Buller man in trouble.
Punakaiki man Leslie Graham Wright, 63, has not been seen since he left a holiday park in Te Kuiti, where he and his partner Deborah Carden were...
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Searchers find footprints near swamp
Searchers looking for a man missing in the bush since Monday are concerned by the discovery of his cold weather gear, sleeping bag and food.
A major search operation was launched after West Coast man Leslie Wright, 63, was last seen...
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Searchers find missing man's body
The body of missing man Leslie Wright has been found in dense bush 5km from where his car was located.
Searchers found the body of the 63-year-old earlier today, Sergeant Phil Bell of the Waikato Search and Rescue Squad said.
Mr...
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Man tries to rob petrol station in Halloween mask
Police are seeking help to identify a man who tried to rob a Te Kuiti petrol station wearing a Halloween mask last night.
Detective Sergeant Steve Hudson of the Te Awamutu CIB said a man entered the Z Energy service station on Te...
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Teenage boy killed in Te Kuiti train accident
A teenage boy was killed after he was struck by a freight train in Te Kuiti yesterday evening.
Kiwi Rail senior communications adviser David Miller confirmed the boy had been on the rail corridor and had appeared in front of the...
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Teen killed by train trying to help mate
A Te Kuiti teen "with a great attitude" died while crossing the Te Kuiti railway line as he went to get help for a friend injured at the nearby skate park.
Te Kuiti High School students will this morning deal with the tragic news...
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Public help capture man accused of assault
Information from the public is responsible for catching a man believed to be behind a serious assault in Te Kuiti last night, say police.
Te Kuiti Police found a man with serious head injuries by chance as they attended another job...
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Trampers personally thank rescue team
Five trampers who were rescued from a ravine drove more than 120km to hand-deliver a basket of baked goods to the chopper team who pulled them out.
The women were hiking in the bush near Te Kuiti when they became lost as darkness...
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Drink-drive Auckland mayoral candidate rammed car with kids in it
An Auckland mayoral candidate was found guilty for ramming the car which had a mother and her two children inside while he was driving five times over the legal blood alcohol limit.
Adam Holland pleaded guilty at Te Kuiti District...
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Sir Colin Meads on hand to support King Country vs North Otago
Rugby great Sir Colin Meads was on hand to watch his beloved King Country Rams take on North Otago in today's Lochore Cup final.
Sir Colin, 80, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in August.
But the sporting legend still came out...
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Watch NZH Local Focus: Lead is the sweet treat that kills native birds
For nearly five months, this North Island Kākā has been kept in captivity at the Otorohanga Kiwi House.
But now she's been released into Pureora Forest following a brush with lead poisoning.
But when the cage opens, the...
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Watch NZH Local Focus: How Taumarunui lowered youth crime
For the last four years, the people of Taumarunui have been part of a social experiment, aimed at improving the way Government services are delivered.
The DRIVE programme sought to bring youth offending rates down. It was initiated...
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Mountain biker suffers head injuries after coming off bike in Pureora Forest
A person suffered head injuries after coming off their bike on a mountain biking track in the central North Island today.
The incident happened on the Timber Trail mountain biking track in the Pureora Forest, between Lake Taupo and...
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Watch NZH Local Focus: Get a free driver's license in Taumarunui
To get your driver's license as a youth in Taumarunui used to cost over $200 - up to $1000 with lessons, money few young people have.
But thanks to the Social Sector Trials, a government multi-organisation initiative, young drivers...
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District health boards prepare for doctors' strike
District health boards are preparing for next week's strike by unionised resident doctors.
The Waikato DHB said today it has been forced to postpone and reschedule a number of outpatient clinics, mental health clinics and non-emergency...
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Public hospitals discharging patients to prepare for doctors' strike
District health boards are making their final preparations for the three-day strike by unionised resident doctors that starts tomorrow morning.
As many patients as possible are being discharged today to free up staff to focus on...
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Car flips on main street in Te Kuiti
A car has flipped on the main street of Te Kuiti but it appears the driver and passenger escaped relatively unscathed.
An eyewitness to the crash at 3.40pm said the people-mover van was heading south along Rora St when it appeared...
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Te Kuiti man admits driving drunk and killing Ocean Heke, 17
Te Kuiti man Broc Kawhena has admitted driving drunk and causing the death of 17-year-old Ocean Heke.
It's nearly a year since the bubbly teenager' died on the side of State Highway 3 near Otorohanga.
Kawhena made a brief appearance...
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Watch NZH Local Focus: Te Kuiti's birthing clinic under threat
Pregnant mothers in the King Country are worried about the future of their local birthing unit - which Waikato District Health Board is proposing to close.
Larissa Hussey lives in Piopio, and is due to give birth to her third child...
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