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A man was shot dead at close range in Hamilton last night.

A Hamilton taxi driver was allegedly found so drunk, slumped over his steering wheel covered in vomit, that he couldn't hold himself up.

A Hamilton driver who was dragged out of a car and beaten by people after he hit a 1-year-old child has been discharged from hospital.

A man was dragged out of his car and beaten on the streets of Hamilton last night after hitting a child.

Tiago Pinheiro may only have months to live now his cancer has returned so the little boy's parents have turned to controversial alternative therapies.

A Hamilton man has admitted the murder of his 8-month-old son after fighting the charge since his arrest last year.

A young woman who fought off a man trying to drag her to his car is so traumatised she may not return to work.

Police have confirmed the body found in the Waikato River this morning is the 23-year-old reported missing on Saturday.

A body has been recovered from the Waikato River this morning, but police say it's too early to confirm its identity.

A young man is feared drowned after he and a friend tried to cross the Waikato River in Hamilton last night.

A 22-year-old man is believed drowned in the Waikato River at Hamilton tonight.

A student who went missing yesterday was in a "distressed state" and police have concerns for her safety.

Far from being downcast at having lost a day of World Cup preparation time, New Zealand's bowling coach Shane Bond sees a small upside out of the Eden Park washout.

Five more teenagers have been arrested at the Hamilton house where police were pelted with bottles when they tried to contain a 150-strong mob.

Eight people were arrested when a party got out of hand in Hamilton overnight.

'What I really wanted was our name to be cleared.' A Hamilton couple have broken their silence after their baby daughter died - and they were wrongly suspected.

Sonny Bill Williams' move to Hamilton will be complete when his wife and 2-month-old daughter join him from Sydney in the next few days.

Mention Waikato and what usually first comes to mind are cow-filled paddocks, a long river and a university.

A woman who refused to let go of her handbag was dragged 20 metres by her attacker.

A young woman waiting to take her family home suffered facial injuries when she was hit with a beer bottle at a Waikato bar.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attacking a woman and then trying to convince passers-by it was a "domestic dispute".

A rare native bird has been released back into the wild a month on from a stormy rescue by a Hamilton police officer.

A man has been jailed for life for the murder of a Hamilton man who died after being stabbed twice in the torso.

The morning after your Christmas party might be your downfall under new drink drive laws. Police in Hamilton have launched a blitz on drink driving in the city, in the lead-up to the holiday season.

The death of a 7-month-old Hamilton girl who was admitted to hospital with serious and unexplained injuries has been referred to the coroner.

The death of a 7-month-old Hamilton girl is no longer being treated as suspicious, police say.