It’s already known as the home of Hobbiton, now Matamata is set to go on the map as being the ‘Best Chip Town in New Zealand’ too. The Waikato town has been selected for a pioneering initiative to ...

The Matamata-Piako District Council team is out and about in the Matamata community asking for feedback on how to revitalise the town. Photo / Supplied Matamata town centre is set to receive a revamp ...

Community and business leaders, family and friends have remembered one of Matamata's town heroes, Thomas (Don) Stanley. The returned serviceman, who was also the last mayor of the former Matamata ...

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There's a mystical place overseas you might think you'd only ever see in the movies — but off-screen, it's real. Matamata, New Zealand, is a fantasy land brought to life — and you might recognize it ...

Neighbours were awoken with a “loud bang” after a car mounted a large highway roundabout and drove through it, smashing into a house on a main Matamata roa ...