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House gutted by fire after bungled heat pump installation
Devastating blaze ignited by welding spark 'horrible for all involved' says fire official.

Local Focus: Waipa Mayor expecting rates rises below 2%
"It's infrastructure, infrastructure infrastructure". Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Research to uncover dog separation anxiety
Ocean Babington is seeking 10 dogs and their owners for her masters research.

Young Jai's life made better with costly oil
Two-year-old Jai Anstis has spent half his life enduring multiple seizures every day.

Lengthy police chase in Te Awamutu
Multiple patrol cars and a fire appliance join in after a car fled police in Te Awamutu.

Te Awamutu man arrested after Hamilton bank robbery
The 28-year-old handed himself in after a photo was circulated in the media.

New Zealander opts out of Census
After defending several Census infringements, man decides to get time on his side.

Local Focus: Young Farmers competition including record numbers of women
Not just man-power on the farm - woman-power prevails. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

Final credits for Te Awamutu's last DVD store
Movie HQ is the latest victim of online movie streaming and Netflix.

Missing father and daughter found safe and well
Blair McClunie and his daughter Nikki were last seen in Te Awamutu on February 1.

Boy, 9, dies in quad bike accident
A 9-year-old boy has died while rounding up cows on a farm.

Io! Where's our fence? Rugby club stumped by theft
Mystery as the new perimeter fence of a town's rugby field disappears.

Quest to return WWI wallet to German family
German officer saved Kiwi soldier's life, then gave him his wallet. Can it be returned?

Black Ferns Rugby: Our girl is on top of the world
Black Ferns' replacement winger Carla Hohepa always has and always will put her team first

Feds back partnership approach to improving water quality
A partnership approach to dealing with water quality offers the best chance of progress

Dunkirk: 'I was there'
Tonight he will speak at the first two screenings of Dunkirk at the Regent Theatre

Man on murder charge over death in Te Awamutu
Anthony Hallmond died on the footpath outside a property after an altercation on Sunday.

Police teams work at scene of suspected homicide
Police are treating the death of a man outside 51 North St at about 7pm Sunday as homicide

Unexplained death in Te Awamutu
Police are investigating an unexplained death in Te Awamutu.

Huge fine after digger crushes man's legs
Hydrotech Ltd has been fined nearly $50,000 after a digger crushed an employee's legs.

Kim Richmond's vehicle found in lake
Police Dive Squad divers have found missing woman Kim Richmond's vehicle.

Watch NZH Local Focus: Health warning for Lake Ngaroto
Health warning reissued one month after it was lifted. Made with Funding from NZ On Air.

'Caged Beings' make their point
Former Bachelorette Alicia Cowan has joined a protest against factory farming.

Multiple car fire at Te Awamutu business
Vehicles on fire at towing firm, emergency services responding.

Watch NZH Local Focus: Te Kuiti's birthing clinic under threat
Fears of roadside births in the King Country. Made with Funding from NZ On Air

Growing pains in Waipa: 25,000 more people estimated
Massive growth projected for the Waipa district has prompted a formal review

Ministry to continue buses
Eight out of 10 Waikato school bus routes earmarked for withdrawal in 2018 will continue

Locals holiday during catastrophic cyclone
A Pirongia couple were caught in Cyclone Debbie.

Disobedient teacher broke all the rules
Welby Ings believes teachers need to disobey rules to help students believe in themselves.