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Waikato man gets home detention for $53K Covid wage subsidy fraud
Jarryd Delroy Hector was found to have falsified GST and income tax returns.
Tennis club marks its 100th birthday in style
The clubhouse has had a $270k upgrade and celebrates 100 years this weekend.
Apathy plagues turn-out for Hamilton East by-election
Time is running out to vote in the Hamilton East by-election.
Jetboats roar at Meremere again - for the last time
The Jetsprint Championship is back at Meremere after a three-year hiatus.
Waikato foodbanks 'desperate' for donations
Vinnies Hamilton is deciding if they should limit food parcels to six per family per year.
'I'm in deep water': Man who sold bleach as cure for Covid-19 jailed
Roger Blake's company made more than $100,000 selling the product during the pandemic.
Thousands arrive for big week of waka ama
Thousands of paddlers descend on Lake Karāpiro for waka ama contests.
Peace-keeping major general honoured for 39 years of service
Major General Evan Williams has served in the New Zealand Defence Force for over 39 years.
Dozens of scouts catch Covid-19 at jamboree
The cases were initially reported to be in the 30s.
SPCA feeling the squeeze with peak kitten season still to come
Kitten season is triggered by warmer summer months when cats are seeking to mate.
Waikato Hospital sees steady patient numbers while Taupō Hospital’s double
Taupō Hospital’s patient numbers have rocketed since Christmas.
Local news in brief
What's been happening in Waikato from new holiday programmes to new EV charging stations.
'Enslavement': Anti-vaxxer confronts judge at court bench, dragged by security
He argued 'just because people say the Earth is round, it doesn't mean that it is'.
Teen mum inflicts brain injury on baby, only feeds him sugar and water
The injured boy is likely to experience significant health and developmental issues.
Online emergency health care business wins Waikato awards
Online emergency healthcare business expanding into 'bricks and mortar'.
Which electorate gave Liz Gunn's NZ Loyal party the most votes?
The electorate where it got the largest preliminary support got just under 1200 votes.
NZ First looks to bring Nats to table for quick deal, will ask for 2nd Covid inquiry
NZ First knows it needs to deliver for its anti-Covid response constituency.
Luxon claims 'we have become a country of bureaucrats in NZ'
The two big party leaders are going head-to-head tonight in a TV debate.
'No red flags' about anti-fluoride, anti-mandate comments, says Nats candidate
Ryan Hamilton says his views were not raised in his candidate selection.
Coromandel business owners hope for a summer resurgence
Coromandel recorded the dubious honour of the biggest drop in retail spending nationwide.
Food banks helping 165 per cent more people than before the pandemic
More seek kai relief, including some who haven’t required support in the past.
Covid spike could hit kerbside bin pickups
If bins aren’t emptied, bring them back in and put them out the next morning.
Covid lockdown stresses spawn stage play
Lives begin to unravel as couples find themselves trapped in a house in Kirikiriroa.