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![Creating the cheese institute Aotearoa needed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Creating the cheese institute Aotearoa needed
Founder of New Zealand's only cheese school, Sue Arthur, talks training the competition.
![Hamilton mayor in line for big rates bill drop](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Hamilton mayor in line for big rates bill drop
Find out how Hamilton's mayor's rates will change under the council's new rates proposal.
![Police investigating serious sex assault in Hamilton](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Police investigating serious sex assault in Hamilton
A woman was sexually assaulted and her young daughter physically assaulted.
![Waikato resident's horror as man balances on car towbar](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Waikato resident's horror as man balances on car towbar
A Waikato resident spotted a man riding a car's towbar reportedly travelling at 50km/h.
![Man killed in fatal truck crash named](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Man killed in fatal truck crash named
The man died when the ute he was driving collided with a truck in Waikato.
![Farmer hopes to breed rare dabchicks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Farmer hopes to breed rare dabchicks
Dabchicks, grebes or weweia - only 2000 remain. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Local Focus: Otorohanga farmer hopes to breed dabchicks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Local Focus: Otorohanga farmer hopes to breed dabchicks
Only 2,000 Dabchicks or Weweia left. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Local Focus: Visits to help encourage farming careers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Local Focus: Visits to help encourage farming careers
Benneydale kids learn about animal genetics on the farm. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Bullying problem - 'Nurses eat their young'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Bullying problem - 'Nurses eat their young'
They're belittled, humiliated and pushed to their limits. Mava Enoka reports.
![Critics on review team point to big shake-up for schools](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Critics on review team point to big shake-up for schools
Taskforce members propose reshaping education agencies to strengthen links among schools.
![Hospital turfs singer's wife from his bedside](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Hospital turfs singer's wife from his bedside
Hone Harawira says Denise Perkins was left distraught by the incident.
![Tourist charged after Matamata crash that injured seven](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Tourist charged after Matamata crash that injured seven
A man has been charged with careless driving causing injury after the crash on Sunday.
![Body of shot hunter removed from Kaimais](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Body of shot hunter removed from Kaimais
Post-mortem on the body of a 57-year hunter shot in the Kaimais to be carried out tomorrow
![70km/h speed limit proposed for rural roads](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
70km/h speed limit proposed for rural roads
Report says reducing average speeds by 1 per cent would cut road deaths by 4 per cent.
![Jigsaw Whanganui put the pieces together](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Jigsaw Whanganui put the pieces together
Programme facilitator Nicki Rees attended The Incredible Years Kaupapa Māori Programme.
![Kaimai Range hunter shot dead](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Kaimai Range hunter shot dead
A man has died after being shot while hunting south of Te Aroha this morning.
![Easter Sunday: April starts with a warm, fine day](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Easter Sunday: April starts with a warm, fine day
A fine day with relatively warm temperatures is forecast around the country today
![Offal spill on Auckland State Highway](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Offal spill on Auckland State Highway
A large spill of offal is covering a section of State Highway 1 near Mercer.
![Waikato DHB execs face job reshuffle, again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Waikato DHB execs face job reshuffle, again
Waikato DHB restructure would result in some executive directors being demoted.
![Two trapped, SH23 blocked, after crash near Hamilton](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Two trapped, SH23 blocked, after crash near Hamilton
Traffic is backing up after the crash at Whatawhata at 2.10pm today.
![Mum's anguish after burying her third child: 'You crumble inside'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Mum's anguish after burying her third child: 'You crumble inside'
"A brother saved a brother. I could have been burying two that night."
![Two injured after light plane crashes in Waihi](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Two injured after light plane crashes in Waihi
The patients were now being transported to Tauranga Hospital.
![Heartfelt apology to the public over Nigel Murray](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Heartfelt apology to the public over Nigel Murray
Nigel Murray's actions brought Waikato District Health Board into disrepute, chair says.
![OceanaGold eyes new Waihi underground mine](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
OceanaGold eyes new Waihi underground mine
The mining company has identified more gold under the Martha open pit
![Local Focus: Summer tourists outstrip Winter in Ruapehu District](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Local Focus: Summer tourists outstrip Winter in Ruapehu District
Ruapehu faces similar tourism pressures to Queenstown. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Local Focus: Waipa Mayor expecting rates rises below 2%](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Local Focus: Waipa Mayor expecting rates rises below 2%
"It's infrastructure, infrastructure infrastructure". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![What Hamilton City Council's CEO was really told to do](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
What Hamilton City Council's CEO was really told to do
Hamilton mayor says council spending lots of money on review to 'shut down the foxes'.
![Research to uncover dog separation anxiety](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Research to uncover dog separation anxiety
Ocean Babington is seeking 10 dogs and their owners for her masters research.