Waitomo District News Today

Many people have opinions about where Tom Phillips and his children have been for the past two years, but few could tell you much about the tiny settlement of Marokopa.

The tight-knit Muslim community in the Waikato town of Te Kūiti is grieving after the death of a baby boy at the weekend.

Police accept IPCA findings they failed to act quickly to a fatal hit and run

Te Kūiti mayor John Robertson has called the death of baby a ‘tragedy’, as police continue investigation into ‘violent’ assault - which is being deemed as

Police say a 10-month-old baby boy died in hospital from ‘violent, blunt-force trauma’.
Oranga Tamariki is assisting police with investigations.
Mayor says

An Oranga Tamariki spokesperson says they were notified yesterday of the death of the baby boy in Waikato's Te Kuiti

An Oranga Tamariki spokesperson says they were notified yesterday of the death of the baby boy in Waikato's Te Kuiti

From before sunrise on Thursday, thousands gathered at this year’s Anzac Day ceremonies across Waikato . The Waikato Herald looks at how different services,...

Anzac Day is upon us and there are several services planned in the Waikato region . Anzac Day, observed on April 25 every year, is New Zealand ’s national...

Employees at a Te Kūiti liquor store experienced a different kind of ram raid on Saturday when they became shepherds to a flock of 14 lost sheep which inva