Tight-lipped Matamata-Piako Council aim for zero rates increase. Busy Easter holiday traffic forces police to use 'last resort' checkpoints on main roads across NZ. You might not be able to see artworks and artifacts in Waikato Museum at the moment, but social media has the answer to that.
Rural health academics want reporting of Covid cases by district level as a "minimum". They came to New Zealand for a holiday but instead ended up collecting rubbish.
Emergency services received multiple calls about the house fire, which was well alight when crews arrived. Feeling like she'd been run over by a steam roller, an elderly woman describes her ordeal as she battled Covid Matamata-Piako District Council are not revealing much about rates relief options in light of Covid Three people have been arrested in relation to three dairy robberies in Hamilton.
Two men were arrested after drugs and five firearms, including rifles and shotguns, were found. Children can get their creative juices flowing as a way to say thank you to those providing essential services during lockdown.
They were so unwell they lost track of time and still don't have a sense of taste. Some provide an update on lolly supplies, while others tell family to keep out of trouble.
