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Ill health may have led to inmate's death
Police have named the prisoner found dead at Waikeria Prison in Waikato and say ill health may have contributed to his death.
Prisoner dies at Waikeria Prison
Police are investigating the death of a prisoner at Waikeria Prison near Te Awamutu last night.
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Fine dining is found to exist in a place popularly called 'the Tron'.
Kawhia: Walk, don't run
Drive down SH39 from Ngaruawahia to Otorohanga and you'll pass a prominent sign pointing to a small, relatively unknown coastal settlement called Kawhia.
Rochelle Crewe: I won't give up
Rochelle Crewe says she will not give up her quest to bring to justice the killer of her parents.
Cricket: Top order problems again but NZ fight back
A new coach, a new year, but some old problems for New Zealand to address after the top-order failed on day one of the first cricket test against Pakistan at Seddon Park here today.
Attempted murder charges after campervan attack
The man arrested for allegedly trying to set fire to a campervan with two people in it has been charged with the attempted murder of the pair.
Girl dies in fall while biking to dairy
A 10-year-old Hamilton girl has died after cycling down a flight of stairs. The girl had been cycling to the dairy with her aunty and cousin when the accident happened.
Man tries to burn campervan pair
The alleged attempted arson of a campervan may have been an "extreme reaction" to freedom camping...
AA: Safer roads, cars will reduce toll
Roads and vehicles must be "more forgiving" to curb a road toll which averages more than one death a day, the AA says. Figures released by the Ministry of Transport today show 371 people died on the roads over the past year.
Police seek witnesses to stabbing
Police are appealing for anyone who may have seen a man and a woman walking away after a man was stabbed in Whitianga on the Coromandel Peninsula on New Year's Day to come forward.
Fall likely cause of teen's death
A post-mortem on teenager Cem Erbay, who went missing in the Coromandel early on New Year's Day, has found his death was not suspicious and he most likely died as a result of a fall.
Teen's death leaves many unanswered questions
A post-mortem examination of Cem Erbay will be carried out today, say police.
Body found floating in Waikato River
Police believe they have found the body of a man who has been missing since he leaped from a bridge in Hamilton last Thursday.
Holiday road toll climbs to 10
The death of a man hurt in a Waikato crash has brought the holiday road toll to 10. A 20-year-old died of his injuries about 4pm in Waikato Hospital. A car he was in yesterday hit a van carrying five disabled children on SH1.
Motorbike crash brings toll to nine
The holiday road toll has risen to nine following a crash involving two motorcycles on the Coromandel peninsula this afternoon.
Violent offender on run after victim assaults police
A woman who was allegedly violently assaulted by her partner attacked police officers who came to help her in Hamilton this morning, allowing her partner to get away.