Waikato

The newest section of the Mountains to Sea Ngā Ara Tūhono Great Ride is “a ray of hope” for the Ruapehu district, its mayor says.

Jaedyn Randell will be competing in the finals airing this Sunday.

Nineteen Ngāi Tahu marae were examined by this group, warning people about the pathogens in their water.

A doctor who saw the memo said it was clearly aimed at Indian, Filipino and Pasifika nurses, who were healthcare “heroes” but were now being victimised.

Tom Phillips and his three children – Jayda, Maverick and Ember – have been caught on camera walking through the Marokopa bush.

The NZ Herald reports that a group of pig hunters thought they saw Phillips and his children in bushland near Marokopa and reported it to police on Thursday.

Māori in the Waikato refused to sell their lands and in 1858 the Kiingtanga was established with a primary goal of preventing land sales to Pākehā.

Their mother, Cat, has added her voice to the police appeal.

Tom Phillips has been missing with his three children, pictured above, for more than two-and-a-half years - and it isn't the first time he's gone missing with them.

Waikato Police have launched a homicide inquiry after the death of a baby boy this weekend.