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Baseball bat and firearm used in Waikato home invasion
A firearm and baseball bat were used to threaten occupants of a Waikato home last night.
DHB to suicide victim's family: We are sorry for your continuing suffering
"Four and a half long years to get to the point of being able to move forwards" mum tells.
Pharmacist's conduct 'fell seriously short of acceptable'
Hamilton pharmacist Simon Cooper was found guilty of serious professional misconduct.
Woman's death 'unexplained'
The 48-year-old woman died at The Point in Ngaruawahia yesterday.
Sleepy Ōhinewai welcomes Sleepyhead homes
Ōhinewai School has space for new classrooms to share paddock with alpacas.
Sleepyhead's $1b dream: New mega site's staff home plan
Sleepyhead takes staff welfare to new extremes with a $1b new Waikato community plan.
Sleepyhead's Craig and Graeme Turner: Who are they?
The Turners have said its existing factories have been bursting at the seams
Gambling Commission dealing with complaint over mayor's conduct separately
SkyCity's complaint about Hamilton mayor to be dealt with "separately and subsequently"
One person dead in vehicle in Raglan
Another person has been moderately injured in the incident at 3:30pm today near Raglan.
Three injured in two Waikato crashes
Two crashes involving three cars keep emergency services in the Waikato busy.
Flooding risk for Canterbury, Otago; scattered showers for North Island
Canterbury and Otago are set to be battered with 70mm of rain over the next 24 hours.
Ex DHB head avoids justice in nepotism case
'Arrogant' and 'bombastic' Malcolm Stamp faces arrest if he returns to Australia.
Waikato DHB agrees to mediation with Nicky Stevens' family
Under new leadership the Waikato DHB has had a change of heart over talks with the family.
Crash blocks lane, slows SH2 traffic at Mangatāwhiri
NZTA warns of minor delays at Mangatāwhiri.
World champs to be valuable experience for climber
Whanganui's Rachel Māia's next challenge is world paraclimbing championships in France.
Woman critical after Raglan water rescue
Woman airlifted to hospital in a critical condition after being found in water at Raglan.
McLaren Falls death: Victim's spiral into the drug scene
Mitchell Paterson's last request was a bottle of Coke. He would later be found dead.
Multiple people seriously injured in North Island crashes
Four people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash just south of Hamilton tonight.
'Disgusted': Video features white men with faux moko
Missionary school video has shocked and offended the Māori community.
One dead, others seriously hurt in South Waikato crash near Tirau
The accident just outside the town of Tirau occurred just before 2:30pm today.
Village residents fight plans for Spark cell tower
Pirongia locals at odds over plans for cell tower in village.
Controversial church turns 21
21 controversial years for Destiny Church after beginnings in Rotorua and Waikato.
90-year-old with terminal illness pleads: Let it end
90-year-old Raymond Gough says if he could flick the switch to end his life, he would.
Jewellery store heist: Worker tackles robber before gun pulled
During the getaway one of the offenders ran over the other's foot.
Thousands hit by India visa delays as office moves from Mumbai to Hamilton
Immigration NZ blames backlog for delays that's costing tourism and education sectors.
Mangakino road crash - one dead, one serious
Emergency services were called to the accident about 32km north of Lake Taupo.
Plea for shorter showers to save water
Shorten showers by 1 minute to save 18 million litres of water a day in Auckland
Family claims lengthy battle to get 'infested' rental fixed
Robert Strickland has been trying to get the house repaired for the last 5 months.
SFO closes probe into former Waikato DHB boss
The SFO has closed its probe into the ex-Waikato DHB boss.
No end in sight for Auckland water shortage
Auckland's water situation won't be fixed by tomorrow's heavy rain.
Dry July: Auckland needs more water as shortage looms
'Let's just take the small measures now that we need to save a lot of water.'
'Very disturbing': Tūwharetoa board on Lake Taupō spill
The Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board will be calling for a full investigation.
Hamilton mayor accused of threatening groups with funding cuts
Hamilton mayor tells groups supporting SkyCity could impact future council funding