Armed police have surrounded an address in a Hamilton suburb after a stabbing incident.

Average Hamilton property values have posted a massive 21 per cent rise average in the just released three-yearly council revaluations.

Thief stole a "large quantity" of cigarettes and tobacco and used a mountain bike as a getaway vehicle.

Auditor says Samantha Kudeweh's life could've been saved had council undertaken a more thorough investigation following a near miss in 2013.

Hamilton Zoo's male Sumatran tiger Oz will not be euthanised following the death of Zoo Curator Samantha Kudeweh.

The woman killed by a tiger at Hamilton Zoo today was senior staff member, Samantha Kudeweh.

A man found seriously injured in the toilets of a Hamilton bar had boot marks on his face and head, police say.

Police located two vehicles fleeing the scene of two burglaries in Hamilton overnight.

One of two people arrested in relation to the discovery of an elderly man's body in a public toilet last night has appeared in court charged with murder.

The family of a man whose body was found in the Waikato River last week claim he was the victim of "medical and bureaucratic malpractice".

A Hamilton high school teacher who gave pass grades to students whose work had been assessed as "not achieved" has been banned from the classroom.

Traffic has been affected near Hamilton this morning after what is believed to be a diesel spill.

A tourist has been found dead on a Hamilton road, but police say there was no foul play involved.

Waikato’s biggest party and events hire business based at Te Rapa near Hamilton and with a trading legacy of 27 years is up for sale.

Tributes flowed last night for a 23-year-old father, who died after accidentally going through a ranch-slider at a Hamilton property.

'What I really wanted was our name to be cleared.' A Hamilton couple have broken their silence after their baby daughter died - and they were wrongly suspected.

The death of a 7-month-old Hamilton girl is no longer being treated as suspicious, police say.

A baby girl who suffered critical and unexplained injuries has died in Waikato Hospital. Enquiries continue at an address in Hamilton East.

A woman has been caught on camera taking household furniture from a charity donation drop-off for the needy.

A man who allegedly tried to entice a nine-year-old girl into his ute as she walked home from school in Hamilton on Thursday is being sought by police.

Greg Johnston's life was shattered the moment he received a phone call to say his little sister was unaccounted for in a devastating house fire.

Police say they are aware of two alleged incidents and have received one complaint involving a female teacher at a boys' Catholic college in Hamilton, but say no crime has been committed.

A female teacher at a Catholic boys' college has resigned amid allegations she had sex with two students.

Crowds gathered and bagpipe music played as a hearses containing the bodies were driven from the burnt remains of the house where three people died.

A passer-by is being hailed a hero after he jumped over a fence and repeatedly whacked a dog with a broom stick to stop it from attacking its owner.

Police are calling for witnesses to a fatal crash between a cyclist and courier van at an intersection near Hillcrest this morning.