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Police prepare to deal with New Year's Eve hot spots
Liquor bans are in place and police numbers are being boosted in many of the traditional New Year's Eve hot spots.
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Police trying to identify man who jumped into river
Hamilton police are appealing for help in identifying a limping man who leapt from a bridge into the Waikato River today.
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Injured bus driver's wife grateful to quick-thinking helpers
The wife of Ross McSheffrey, who was pinned under his own bus yesterday, has paid tribute to his rescuers.
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Digger used to lift bus off trapped driver
A contractor who used his digger to lift a bus off its trapped driver, and an off-duty nurse may have saved the man's life yesterday.
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Man, 76, found dead on fire heap
The death of a man found on top of a fire heap near Hamilton today is not being treated as suspicious.
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Crash victim remains in a serious condition
A 20-year-old man remains in a serious condition in Waikato Hospital's intensive care unit after a crash in the Waikato last night.
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Medical letters found in the rubbish
Residents of the Claudelands area of Hamilton East are being urged to contact Waikato Hospital if they find any medical referral letters in their rubbish.
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Boys accused of attempted murder
Two boys aged 14 and 16 have been charged with attempted murder after a police officer was attacked with a knife and a machete.
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Meerkats an early Christmas present
Hamilton Zoo have had an early Christmas present this year - four meerkats from Auckland Zoo.
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Christmas services around the country
A selection of Christmas church services in the main centres.
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Rain a farmer's wish come true
Rainfall over the past few days has made a Waikato farmer's "wishes come true", but he warns its effect will not be immediate.
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Tragedy on an ordinary day
Family members of the cyclists killed by a driver in Morrinsville just over a month ago share their stories of that fateful day.
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Students pay high price for freedom
Universal or voluntary membership? That was the question put to tertiary students in 1999 after the National Government passed a law insisting they choose how they should belong to their student association.
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Rugby: Gibbes and McLeod re-sign with Waikato
aikato head coach Chris Gibbes and assistant coach Scott McLeod have re-signed with the union for a further two years.