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Parents appear evenly split over whether to send their children back to school.
Mind the gap: The growing social divide at schools
The lockdown has widened educational gaps between advantaged and disadvantaged kids.
'Insulting': Council offers $1 for lifestyle block land to doctors fighting Covid-19
Homeowners are having land taken off them by a council for no compensation.
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Liam McPherson: 'On the last day, I just couldn't walk. My body was just drained.'
Police warn Mongrel Mob: This will not be tolerated
Arrests made after visits to Hamilton gang pad.
Wild weather surges north as wind gusts of over 100km/h batter centres
Wind, rain and mild temperatures today but frosty change coming.
Stranded tourists thank locals for support
'We've returned to Germany safe and sound and we wanted to thank you cordially'.
Waikato road warning: Caution urged in foggy conditions
Hamilton firefighters are urging caution after two recent car crashes.
Billboards to feature small business in free initiative to boost post-lockdown restart
Free ads with no strings attached for small businesses bouncing back from lockdown.
NZ's on track for lowest monthly road toll in 55 years: Why no one is celebrating
New Zealand state highways are seeing an average 75 per cent less traffic due to lockdown.
Family lose everything in suspicious house fire
Police are investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed a family home.
Police investigate devastating house fire in Whangārei
A person was seen running from the scene where a fire damaged a Whangārei home.
Auckland schools: 'We'll do our bit for the recovery'
Schools expect only 5 to 10 per cent of students to turn up in alert level 3.
Essential worker left in tears after being pulled over for speeding
The essential worker was shocked at the officer's behaviour.
Serious crash Waikato: Car in flames after hitting power pole, one person critically injured
Debris has been strewn for about 50m all around the crash scene.
Council pay cuts: Who's taking them, who's not
Some have jumped to take voluntary cuts, others have called them 'morally indefensible'.
Waikato Regional Council leaders give 20 per cent of their salaries away
Waikato Regional Council CEO and chairman are also giving away 20 per cent of their pay.
Dirt bike crackdown: Reckless riders ordered off the road
None of the riders were on "essential" business when they were stopped by police.
Hamilton council CEO does U-turn on pay cut
Richard Briggs bows to public pressure and gives up 20 per cent of his pay packet.
Lockdown breach: Dirt bike seized, rider referred to Youth Aid
A dirt bike rider lost their motorbike after police tracked them down and seized it.
Wet weekend ahead: Showers and thunderstorms on the way
"Tomorrow is going to be the wetter day for Auckland."
Matamata coronavirus cluster results in death
Man in his 90s linked to Matamata cluster of Covid-19 one of two deaths confirmed today.
Waikato's $2.875 billion plan for post-Covid 19 future
The Waikato has put forward a multimillion-dollar list of projects to boost the economy.
Homicide probe launched after body found in Waikato
The victim was found at a rural property in Horsham Downs on Monday, April 13.
Accused shoplifter charged with assault after spitting at police
"It's something our officers shouldn't have to put up with."
Hamilton mum's lockdown diagnosis - breast cancer
Battling cancer is tough enough, let alone getting diagnosed on day 1 of lockdown.
Easter road toll officially zero - for just the second time
But police found more than 600 people breaking the lockdown rules at the weekend.
How contagious is it? Six big coronavirus questions
Scientists are racing to discover as much as they can about the deadly coronavirus.
Daughter's heartbreak: Kiwi woman blocked from Australia to see dying father
Australia wouldn't allow entry for daughter to see dying dad.
Hunker down in lockdown: Easter weather to deteriorate across NZ
The golden weather is coming to an wet and chilly end for some.
Easter travellers banned: Police to set up checkpoints, arrests likely
Anyone travelling at Easter, breaking lockdown rules, could be arrested.
Hot stuff! Kiwi family's hilarious Covid-19 music video
Watch: Lockdown turns to rock down in family's disco parody (sorry Donna Summer).
Covid-19: Phil Goff still pushing 3.5 per cent rates rise
Goff said the virus had created the worst recession since the 1930s.