Police have recovered two bodies from the Waikato River. Hamilton City Area Commander Inspector Neil Faulkner said they found a person dead in the Waikato River, believed to be missing 25-year-old man ...

After making its debut carrying hundreds of passengers from Hamilton to Mystery Creek for Fieldays last month, the Waikato's 10.76m-long big yellow River Bus will from Monday, July 19 start a new ...

Today, four water suppliers drawing water from the Waikato River have returned arsenic results that meet New Zealand's drinking water standards. The water suppliers are Waipā District Council, ...

A rāhui on the Waikato River following the death of a swimmer at Taupō's Motutāhae (Cherry Island) on Saturday afternoon has been lifted. The restriction on activities in and on the river, instituted ...

Hamilton City Council has closed some parts of the Waikato River paths that are flooded as the river rises and are expected to remain closed with higher river levels over the next week. The city ...

Friday's high of 30C was the hottest yet for January and had a couple dozen young men and boys of differing payloads dropping bomb after bomb into the river at Wellington Street beach. The wide, ...

The Waikato River Authority wants Auckland to pay for more water from the Waikato River and suggested up to 10 cents a litre, or $20 million a day. Authority chief executive Bob Penter said the 10c ...

A group of people attempted to float down the Waikato River using nothing but empty plastic bottles and a child’s kick board for flotation, prompting Taupō police to renew water safety calls this ...

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