Housing NZ is evicting several tenants in Hamilton, just as Aucklanders are being offered $5000 to move into state homes there and in other provincial cities.

A fairly innocuous traffic safety issue turned into a dramatic short chase through Hamilton streets this morning.

Hamilton mental health patient went on to drown himself in Waikato River.

The Hamilton City Council has postponed its first court appearance in relation to its prosecution after of one of its zoo keepers was mauled by a tiger.

A Hamilton man says he must have fallen asleep after celebrating his birthday before veering off the road and crashing head-on into a car, killing its passenger.

An elderly Hamilton woman whose house was crashed into on Mother's Day suffered a heart attack just hours later, and died on Tuesday.

The husband of the Hamilton Zoo curator who was killed by a tiger last year is said to be unhappy at the support shown for his late wife's family by Hamilton City Council.

A man accused of attacking a Hamilton police officer which left him nursing multiple injuries is alleged to have jumped the station's front counter.

Police warning over man's actions when he talked to 10-year-old girl in Hamilton.

A blaze which severely damaged a Hamilton bakery was caused by a deep fryer being left on.

Fire fighters took 30 minutes to battle a fire which appears to have started in the Flagstaff Bakehouse kitchen and spread to the neighbouring roast shop.

Just seven months after new valuations were set for Hamilton homes, some are already fetching up to $205,000 above those figures.

Police are asking for the public's help in tracing the movements of a Hamilton man before his body was discovered in a car found crashed in a stream.

The sister of the man who died after his car crashed into a Waikato stream overnight has posted a moving tribute to her brother.

Eric Gerritsen was fined $115,000 for impeding the WorkSafe's investigation into the collapse of the "Mammoth Slide", which left a number of children injured.

Up to one in four property sales in parts of provincial NZ are now to Aucklanders, with many buyers forced from city as prices spiral beyond their means.

A Hamilton apartment block that severely damaged by fire early today is believed to have started after an occupant fell asleep smoking a cigarette, neighbours say.

A man is still on the run following an assault on a young woman in her Hamilton home last Sunday.

Police attended an assault in Massey St, Frankton, at about 1.20am today.

A 6-year-old cat burglar with a taste for men's underwear is terrorising the streets of Hamilton.

A Hamilton zookeeper who was tragically killed by a Sumatran tiger is understood to have thought the tiger was locked away safely when she entered its enclosure.

One of the most expensive properties in Hamilton bought by Auckland CEO, who plans to commute.

A Hamilton woman was killed instantly after losing control of her car in her driveway, speeding off and driving it through her neighbour's fence.

A Hamilton man who bludgeoned an elderly man to death with a bottle of bourbon has been sentenced to a minimum of 13 years' jail.

Two people have been seriously injured after a car drove off the third floor of a carpark building in Hamilton.

Smoke was seen billowing across Hamilton in the early hours of this morning as fire crews battled a large restaurant fire.

Two Hamilton Zoo staff confronted by a tiger who had just mauled their colleague have been recognised for their quick-thinking actions.

She suffered a broken leg after alleged drink driver smashed into group of pedestrians.

A man has been charged with attempted murder after two stabbings in Hamilton yesterday, one of which left a man with life-threatening injuries.