"We have lost and grieved, and now have to do it all again."

The grief-stricken mother of a zookeeper killed by a Sumatran tiger has spoken of her love for her daughter and the heartbreak on her death.

The body was found behind properties in Lake Crescent. A member of the public contacted police about 9.40am.

Hamilton Zoo keeper had near-miss while giving tiger talk two years ago, sparking new questions about mauling death last month.

A former volunteer firefighter has appeared in court accused of stealing property from the Fire Service.

Thief stole a "large quantity" of cigarettes and tobacco and used a mountain bike as a getaway vehicle.

Samantha Kudeweh, zoo keeper fatally mauled by a tiger, has been remembered as a "passionate" and witty person.

A timber worker lost two fingers and the tip of his thumb on just his third day on the job.

More than $17,000 has been raised in an internet appeal for the children of Hamilton Zoo curator Samantha Kudeweh, who was killed by a Sumatran tiger last weekend.

Peta says death of Hamilton keeper should send a message to zoos around the world to "reconsider their continued confinement of big cats".

An experienced big cat keeper who had worked with the woman killed in a tiger attack at Hamilton Zoo thinks the animal should be moved overseas.

Hamilton Zoo's male Sumatran tiger Oz will not be euthanised following the death of Zoo Curator Samantha Kudeweh.

Samantha Kudeweh described the arrival of a Sumatran tiger and the birth of two cubs as a "career highlight". Yesterday, the big cat took her life.

The woman killed by a tiger at Hamilton Zoo today was senior staff member, Samantha Kudeweh.

A four-year-old Hamilton girl earlier reported missing has been found.

Police are investigating what may have caused a man's body to end up in Waikato River earlier this month.

Hamilton firefighters had to intervene between a couple who started arguing after a fire began in their car.

Nothing says spring like the blooming of the kowhai or the opening of scallop season, says Sarah Ell.

A blaze at a garage in Hamilton this morning has been deemed suspicious.

A 16-year-old was on electronic bail when he and his co-offenders allegedly launched an attack on two Hamilton police officers.

Police are speaking to a "person of interest" after a woman was seriously assaulted outside a Hamilton church last week.

Tyres were placed under two Hamilton school buildings and set alight in the second arson attack on the school in six years.

A man was rushed to hospital after being stabbed in a residential Hamilton neighbourhood this morning.

A woman has been identified as the victim of an assault in Hamilton, after a large amount of human blood was discovered behind a church in the city.

Police are investigating whether or not a serious assault may have taken place behind a church in Hamilton after a large amount of human blood was discovered.

Name suppression has lapsed for a man accused of bludgeoning an elderly man to death with a bottle.

St John Ambulance central region spokesman Mark Tregoweth said they were called to Avalon Dr/State Highway 1 at 2.28pm today.

Hundreds of Hamiltonians woke up with no power today after a driver fleeing police crashed into a power pole.

A man found seriously injured in the toilets of a Hamilton bar had boot marks on his face and head, police say.

Police reveal a Hamilton man killed inside a city toilet cubicle was bludgeoned to death with a bottle.