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![Sunny weather to ring in the New Year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sunny weather to ring in the New Year
Most of the main centres look set to ring in 2020 with fine, mild weather.
![It costs a young lifeguard $50 each time she goes on weekend patrol](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
It costs a young lifeguard $50 each time she goes on weekend patrol
Lifeguard knows the dangers all too well after nearly being swept away as a child.
![Cemetery Circuit hometown heroes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cemetery Circuit hometown heroes
Whanganui has proven a breeding ground for talented motorcycle racers over many years.
![Concerns for missing Hamilton 24-year-old](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Concerns for missing Hamilton 24-year-old
Police urgently seeking sightings of missing man.
![New Year's Eve weather: Outlook good for summer-starved Kiwis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New Year's Eve weather: Outlook good for summer-starved Kiwis
It'll be a dry - weather-wise at least - welcome into 2020 for most.
![Happy New Year: Brighter weather on way for NZ by New Year's Eve](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Happy New Year: Brighter weather on way for NZ by New Year's Eve
It'll be a sweet start to 2020.
![Having a hangi Christmas? Give Fire and Emergency NZ a heads-up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Having a hangi Christmas? Give Fire and Emergency NZ a heads-up
FENZ have already attended a large number of call-outs which was a waste of resources.
![Christmas ram raid: Shocking CCTV captures van crashing into dairy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Christmas ram raid: Shocking CCTV captures van crashing into dairy
Four people, including a young woman, are seen running into the dairy at 5.30am.
![Several injured, one seriously, after stabbing on Hamilton street](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Several injured, one seriously, after stabbing on Hamilton street
Police had this morning cordoned off an area outside the Aaron Court Motel.
![DHB asks for $5000 refund from ex board member](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
DHB asks for $5000 refund from ex board member
Waikato DHB says legal costs to get $5000 back from ex board member outweigh benefit.
![Higher honours on Cooper's horizon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Higher honours on Cooper's horizon
Could we see Onerahi Central's Henry Cooper in a Black Caps uniform in the near future?
![Police seize $17m in alleged bribery scandal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police seize $17m in alleged bribery scandal
Millions shifted from Bahamas to NZ bank account following bribery scandal.
!['Something like this will happen again': White Island trauma response director](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Something like this will happen again': White Island trauma response director
Trauma director Dr Grant Christey says there is a lot to be learned from "all the horror".
![Former AB John Kirwan backs new private mental health clinic](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Former AB John Kirwan backs new private mental health clinic
"What we're really hoping is to take some pressure off the public system," star says.
![Man further remanded after alleged murder of Hamilton mum of 8](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man further remanded after alleged murder of Hamilton mum of 8
Rueben Peeni was further remanded in custody without plea on a charge of murder.
![Raglan shooting: Trial November 2020, name suppression continues](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Raglan shooting: Trial November 2020, name suppression continues
A Hamilton man will fight his murder charge after a man died in a shooting at Raglan.
![Suzuki Series: Table set for Whanganui after tight round at Manfeild.](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Suzuki Series: Table set for Whanganui after tight round at Manfeild.
Richard Cooper and Damon Rees battle in Formula 1, Richie Dibben climbing in Formula 2.
!['Fighting relentlessly': Firefighters battling large blaze in central Hamilton](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Fighting relentlessly': Firefighters battling large blaze in central Hamilton
About 200 people have gathered to watch firefighters battle the blaze.
![Heroic response, hospital's clinical lead for burns called in from maternity leave](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Heroic response, hospital's clinical lead for burns called in from maternity leave
"When Ruadhán was hungry I'd just scrub out and feed him, then go back in," surgeon tells.
![Govt makes drug court permanent in justice shake-up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Govt makes drug court permanent in justice shake-up
But National is criticising what is says is a "soft-on-crime" approach.
![White Island eruption: Missing mother alive but severely burned](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
White Island eruption: Missing mother alive but severely burned
Adelaide woman Lisa Hosking located in a Hamilton hospital, suffering from severe burns.
![Suzuki Series roars into life in Taupo](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Suzuki Series roars into life in Taupo
It is ultimate skill vs ultimate track experience in the next two rounds.
![Lawyer admits 10 years of income tax evasion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lawyer admits 10 years of income tax evasion
Wayne John Revell admitted the representative charge in the Hamilton District Court today.
![Weather chaos: Flooding, roads closed, internet down as storm batters nation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Weather chaos: Flooding, roads closed, internet down as storm batters nation
After the South Island was slammed by summer storm, the chaos shifts northward.
![Lockdown lifted at Hamilton school after man makes threats](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lockdown lifted at Hamilton school after man makes threats
Maeroa Intermediate School was put into lockdown briefly this afternoon.