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![Police pull over alleged drink driver, 14](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=816)
Police pull over alleged drink driver, 14
A boy, 14, had to be restrained with handcuffs after he was caught allegedly drink driving.
![Man breaks police officer's nose in ambulance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=816)
Man breaks police officer's nose in ambulance
An injured man broke a police officer's nose as the officer tried to help restrain him in an ambulance.
![Oprah's first stop: Hamilton Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=816)
Oprah's first stop: Hamilton Island
US talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has arrived on Hamilton Island for the first leg of her whirlwind Australian adventure.
![<i>Palate</i>, Hamilton](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=816)
<i>Palate</i>, Hamilton
Good choices were rife at a Hamilton restaurant, especially the one to eat there.
![Maori King lands in strife over sacking](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=816)
Maori King lands in strife over sacking
Waikato-Tainui could be headed for the courts after a woman King Tuheitia fired claimed the move was unconstitutional.
![One-year-old chokes on Twistie](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=816)
One-year-old chokes on Twistie
A one-year-old baby is in a serious condition in Waikato Hospital after choking on a Twistie on Friday. The baby was brought in to Te Kuiti Hospital in the afternoon with choking and seizures after reportedly eating a "Twistie" snack.
![Staff worried after meat works fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=816)
Staff worried after meat works fire
The beef processing plant badly damaged by fire at Te Aroha, near Hamilton, overnight may be rebuilt into a world-class plant, owner Silver Fern Farms says.
![Police investigate Waikato hit-and-run](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=816)
Police investigate Waikato hit-and-run
Police are hunting a hit-and-driver who ran into a group of men fighting in central Hamilton overnight.
![Teenager sparks Hamilton police chase](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=816)
Teenager sparks Hamilton police chase
A Hamilton teenager led police on a high speed chase reaching speeds of 120km/h before he was caught early this morning.
![Massive blaze at freezing works](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=816)
Massive blaze at freezing works
Photos from the fire at the Silver Fern Farms freezing works in Te Aroha, Waikato.