Pull on your gumboots for four days of exhibitions, contests, entertainment, food and even art and fashion at Hamilton's Fieldays, says Sarah Ell.

An unattended bag which was discovered in an Inland Revenue building was blown up by the bomb squad in an operation which saw people forced out of shops and businesses for hours.

There's more to check out while you're in the region for Fieldays.

Three men have been jailed for an aggravated robbery in which the victim was saved due to a malfunction with the gun.

A teacher who seduced two of her pupils has lost her teacher's license, but will not face criminal charges over the inappropriate relationships.

Armed police are appealing for a man to give himself in after an incident Kerepehi, south of Thames.

A woman was left with a broken collarbone and head injuries following a late night assault in the Hamilton last night.

A driver has died after crashing a vehicle into a tree, just south of Hamilton, police say.

The dentist was seriously assaulted when two men broke into Focus 32 Dental on Hukanui Road on May 12 as he was closing up for the night.

The estranged husband of a well-known NZ celebrity is on trial in Hamilton for threatening to kill and assaulting his wife, and assaulting one of their children.

A St John Ambulance officer has been reprimanded after a woman fell on concrete and her husband was called a "fat man".

A woman was attacked in an unprovoked attack while she was talking on her cellphone at a Hamilton pharmacy, police say.

Four Auckland men who allegedly travelled to Hamilton and carried out a ram-raid of a city motorbike store were caught by police before making it back over the Bombays.

A man is being treated for minor injuries after a rather spectacular crash which saw his car land in the middle of a busy Hamilton roundabout.

Clear sunny days will brighten the weekend, but once the sun sets, prepare for chilly nights, MetService says.

A 26-year-old man arrested for assaulting a woman at a Hamilton massage parlour was caught with a large sum of cash allegedly stolen from his employer.

A Hamilton massage parlour worker was allegedly assaulted after an incident early this morning.

A dominant male chimpanzee that launched a ferocious two-minute attack that killed a female newcomer to Hamilton Zoo is back with his troop.

A female chimpanzee died after a horrific two-minute attack by the dominant male at Hamilton Zoo.

Two men who escaped from from a Hamilton mental health care facility have surrendered to authorities, police say.

The public are being warned to stay away from two men with a history of violence who have escaped from a Waikato mental health facility.

An internet cafe owner has been criticised by police for a lack of "social responsibility" for allowing a schoolboy to play computer games during school hours.

Images from the Balloons Over Waikato event, which runs until this Sunday.

Danielle Wright enjoys the magic of Balloons Over Waikato in Hamilton.

A search is underway for a Hamilton man who allegedly kidnapped his estranged female partner.

The family of a man whose body was found in the Waikato River last week claim he was the victim of "medical and bureaucratic malpractice".

The American tourist who drove into the path of a truck, killing his wife and two friends, has been fined $4500 after pleading guilty to careless driving.