The Taupō District Council is to begin detailed planning on a second bridge across the Waikato River, with construction possible in 2029/30 - three years earlier than anticipated.

Police have formally identified a man found dead in a car in the Waikato River nearly a year ago. He was 44-year-old Michael ...

The top of both islands are once more in the firing line of an atmospheric river, with South Island emergency officials saying, “this is not the news we wa ...

A body has been found in the Waikato River in Hamilton this evening. Police said they are making enquiries after being notified at about 5.30pm by a member of the public.

Waikato River Authority chief executive Antoine Coffin said the thrust of the Bill was good because it enabled councils to established council-controlled organisations to manage water services.

They entered the Waikato River, where an allegedly under-equipped school group were rescued last month, with only a pool flotation aid suitable for a small child and two empty, 1.5 litre plastic jugs.

Waikato River Settlement Act passed. Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Christopher Finlayson welcomed the Waikato-Tainui Raupatu Claims (Waikato River) Settlement Act, which was passed ...

Rachael Louise De Jong swept away and drowns in NZ’s Waikato River HORRIFIED tourists captured a picture of a group stranded in a raging New Zealand river. While three were saved, one sadly drowned.

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 ...

Huka Lodge. The lodge is set on 17 acres of wild-meets-manicured gardens, filled with birdsong and anchored by the mesmerizing Waikato River. Arriving guests are ushered straight to seats by the ...

Mercury's hydro generation for the first half of the 2025 financial year was 3,410 gigawatt hours (GWh), the fourth lowest from the Waikato scheme since 1980. The company attributed the lower ...