On Nov. 19, Polygon’s The Year of the Ring is out everywhere books are sold. To commemorate the release of this incredible tome, we’re reviving some of our favorite stories from the Lord of the Rings ...

New Zealand-based Joseph Auga Matamata used 13 of his countrymen as slaves over a quarter of century A New Zealand-based Samoan chief has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for human trafficking and ...

Bruce Magan and Frank Healey are happy that their preferred site for a stadium at Swap Park has been confirmed. Photo: KELLEY TANTAU / STUFF Prefer us on Google When a decision was finally made on the ...

A Hawke's Bay horticultural labour contractor, who was the first person to be convicted of both human trafficking and slavery in New Zealand, has been granted parole and will be released next month.

A record number of tourists on a pilgrimage to JRR Tolkien's Middle Earth are expected in the once sleepy Waikato dairying town of Matamata. The numbers through the i-SITE door are expected to double ...

Scott Watson fights for parole, Winston Peters heads to the US, and White House officials push for a Ukraine ceasefire. A Matamata woman who says she has pulled five toddlers riding tricycles off ...

Matamata-piako Mayor Adrienne Wilcock has vowed to prevent future tragedies after a student was fatally struck by a train yesterday. Police and WorkSafe have launched an investigation into the death ...