Police were called to a store on Wilson Road just before 4am. Read...

Waihi midwives says the closure of the Waikato town`s birthing centre will likely see babies born on the side of the road. Read...

More than a dozen graves in the RSA section of Waihi Cemetery have been damaged by vandals, the second time the cemetery has been desecrated since November. Read...

Civil Defence teams will be out at first light assessing the damage caused by flash flooding at Waihi Beach that forced up to 50 people from their homes. Read...

Most people evacuated during flash flooding at Waihi Beach in western Bay of Plenty have found accomodation for the night, Civil Defence says. Read...

The underslip on State Highway 25 between Waihi and Whangamata has residents concerned about losing their last practical way in or out. Read...

A 32-year-old woman has been reported missing for the second time in just over a month. Read...

A tornado has torn through the Bay of Plenty settlement of Waihi Beach ripping roofs off houses and cutting power to nearly 1500 properties. Read...

SH2 is blocked and emergency services were on their way to the scene. Read...

The Harries of Waihi Beach had no idea when they set off for the adventure of a lifetime that they were sailing away from a global pandemic.`We`ve never done a lockdown anywhere,` says Steve Harries.Steve and wife Krista flew... Read...