Barbed Wire Boks: New revelations of 'poisonous gas' alert on 1981 tour
The bomb squad was scrambled after a player prank turned "serious".
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Stay out of the water: Dangerous algae levels spark health warning
Children and dogs are thought to be at particular risk of harm.
MIQ guests woken in middle of night amid escape fears
A security guard spotted a broken window, leading to a headcount in the early hours.
Top 10 cricket grounds: Best places in NZ to watch cricket this summer
The top three picks might just surprise you.
'I just want to say thanks': Mysterious man pays for woman's Xmas groceries
The man asked to cut in front of her at the checkout - then paid for her groceries.
'Thought we would die': Couple's horror 160km/h car chase after picking up distressed woman
Good Samaritan's Christmas ruined and car damaged.
Man rescued from Waikato River near Hamilton CBD
The circumstances of how the person came to be in the river are still being established.
Hamilton homicide: Oz whānau of woman killed in front of children miss funeral
Ngawai Himiona is being farewelled in Tauranga this morning.
Commercial contractors win school lunch tender
Big companies get most school lunch contracts as time pressure overrules local jobs.
Defying cancer for Xmas: Radical treatment keeping killer disease at bay
Miriam Walter saw the tumour in her pancreas shrink 73 per cent thanks to the new device.
Restaurateur's shock death: 'A freight train of a man'
The owner of 14 restaurants died from a heart attack after playing soccer this week.
Police release name of slain Hamilton mum
'Our loving, caring and fierce sister will never be forgotten rip our angel.'
Man charged after dog fatally mauled one-day-old baby
The baby was fatally mauled by a dog.
Embattled Waikato jockey in court after allegedly posting 'distressing digital communication'
The Cambridge-based jockey was remanded on bail without plea until next month.
'I've been shot!': Backyard target practice goes terribly wrong
Man shot in the shoulder by stray bullet that penetrated through the wall of his home.
'My mummy's dead': Toddler's blood-curdling screams after homicide
A neighbour described the blood curdling screams on the Hamilton street.
Judge's decision: 'Limited evidence' of domestic abuse in Laken Rose's relationship
Justice Matthew Muir released his 300-page reserve decision this morning.
Horse trainer guilty in child sex abuse case
The judge revealed the verdicts at 10am.
Woman dies in Hamilton house: Man charged with murder
A homicide investigation is under way in Hamilton after an incident overnight.
Splashing out: Aucklanders go over daily water usage after restrictions eased
Aucklanders reminded that water restrictions have been eased - not lifted.
Pedestrian injured after being hit by car
The crash happened at 11.35am on Ulster St, Hamilton.
Death threats and a pandemic: Inside Mongrel Mob women's chapter's first year
The leader of New Zealand's first ever women's gang chapter speaks about their first year.
Tāwhiao McMaster - 'a Māori lawyer, not a lawyer who is Māori'
"When everything is in te reo Māori ... everything feels so settled and at peace."
Man seriously injured on north Waikato farm
Man flown to hospital after becoming trapped under farm machinery.
Sleeping baby carjacking: Offender gets home detention as 'last chance'
A 53-year-old man was asking for the chance to turn his life around, the judge said.
First stage of Ruakura Superhub to open in 2022
Ruakura Superhub tipped to take off fast after first tenancy deal struck.
'Yeah b****, he's dead': Killer jailed for life for Aussie tourist's murder
A judge delivered his sentence to Mark Garson in the High Court at Hamilton today.
Michelle Langstone: A weekend in New Zealand's prettiest city
'I have a soft spot for the Indian Char Bagh Garden.'
Cambridge man admits attempted murder, assault charges
Ryan Joseph Wenzlick admitted both charges in the High Court at Hamilton today.
Sao Young murder: Accused keep names secret until February hearing
The group of 7 accused were back in the High Court at Hamilton this morning.
Coroner rules out gas poisoning as Hamilton baby's cause of death
A pathologist has found the 3-month-old died from septicaemia.
Police raid on Mongrel Mob seizes firearms, drugs, stolen Harley-Davidson
Police raid leads to two arrests.
'Smoke in cockpit'; Emergency services on standby at Hamilton Airport
"It has since landed safely and without incident. All passengers are off."
Costs of owning controversial Victoria St buildings keep rising
The income earned on council's Victoria St properties halved this year.