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Female jogger attacked
A female jogger was attacked in Hamilton on Wednesday night and police are appealing for help to find the offenders.
Hamilton: Up the garden path
From flowers to knitted veges, Hamilton is a garden city, writes Danielle Wright.
Fire threat on petrol station forecourt
A potential disaster was narrowly avoided at a Hamilton petrol station last night after an agitated man allegedly set fire to a car and assaulted a man.
Man jailed for attack on lone Kawhia cop
A man who admitted to assaulting a lone Kawhia police officer has been sentenced to nine months in prison, but will walk free later today.
Woman dies after being hit by car
A woman who was hit by a car in Hamilton early this morning has died of her injuries.
Double stabbing arrest
An 18-year-old man was due to appear in Hamilton District Court this morning following the stabbing of two teenagers in Hamilton yesterday morning.
Gas leak shuts part of State Highway One
A section of the country's main highway has been shut down due to a gas leak in Hamilton.
Relative charged with Hamilton murder
Police are still searching for the weapon a 19-year-old relative allegedly used to kill a 38-year-old man who was at his Hamilton home yesterday.
Man comes forward after murder in Hamilton
Police investigating a murder in Hamilton are interviewing a 19-year-old man who handed himself in to police in Auckland this morning.
Hamilton homicide investigated
Police have launched a homicide investigation after a 38-year-old man died following an assault in Hamilton this afternoon.
Driver flees cops, lands on parked car
Police have slammed a 'selfish' man accused of damaging a couple's home and writing off their car in his attempt to flee police.
Teen remanded on bail after pizza store air rifle incident
A Hamilton teenager who allegedly used an air rifle to shoot a man in the back and another in the buttocks on different days outside a pizza store has been remanded on bail.
Huge Wanaka development set to begin
By this time next year, the first buildings could be going up in Wanaka's single-biggest commercial and residential development.
'Despicable' attack on officer
St John's Ambulance have described the attack on a sole female officer who was assaulted after she responded to a fake call for help in Hamilton as "absolutely despicable''.
Police appalled by drinking
Police say they are appalled that adults supplied a young boy with alcohol and concerned he was re-victimised when footage of his antics was posted on YouTube.
Scrub fire stops trains in Hamilton
A scrub fire has forced a halt to train traffic outside Hamilton.
Cafe burns to the ground
A Hamilton bistro has been destroyed by a fire today, devastating its owners.