High school avoids prosecution after student drowns
Instead, an "enforceable undertaking" will cost Melville High School about $266,000.
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The accused all entered not guilty pleas before Judge Robert Spear.
Locations of interest: Waihi Beach Hotel Pub and RSA listed
Anyone at the Waihi Beach Hotel Pub and RSA on January 5 should self-isolate immediately.
Busy boating season ahead as Waikato welcomes Aucklanders back
Report unsafe behaviour on the water as well as maritime hazards and incidents.
Consultation opens on speed limit changes
Huntly, Te Kauwhata, Ngaruawahia and Tuakau town centres would be 30 km/h.
Waikato Christmas parades cancelled
A lot of Waikato Christmas parade organisers cancelled the events due to Covid-19.
Funding boost will get Hauraki Rail Trail back on track
Tourism Minister has just confirmed $650,000 funding for four Great Rides cycle trails.
SH29 Kaimai Range closed overnight Sunday August 29
Road users are advised to plan their travel outside the planned closure where possible.
Waihi drowning: School board charged after death of student
Jaden Chhayrann, 17, got caught in a rip while going for a swim on a geography trip.
GPs copping abuse from frustrated patients waiting for vaccine
Staff were getting daily phone calls from frustrated patients wanting to be vaccinated.
Woman, 63, dies in Waihī house fire
Fire crews arrived to be confronted by a well-involved blaze.
Waihī Beach drowning: Charges laid over Hamilton student's death
Those charged will appear in the Hamilton District Court in May.
Shark attack victim farewelled with special memento from beach where she lost her life
A special handcrafted shell wreath framed the coffin of the teenage shark victim.
'Extreme grief' after Hamilton woman killed in shark attack
Locals and bach owners say they are devastated and saddened by the death of the woman.
Busy roads predicted now inter-regional travel allowed
Central Waikato summer maintenance programme begins near Tirau.
The $2.1b prize: Waihi Gold gets permit for controversial project
The underground mine is in an area home to the endangered Archey's Frog.
Gold Rush: $1.7b vein at Waihi could mean 300 more jobs
Resource review should be good news for jobs in the town
One dead after car and campervan crash in Waihī
One patient was airlifted to hospital after a crash in Waihī.
Bridge over Piako River to be resurfaced
One of the last pieces of Waka Kotahi's part in the Ngatea Main Street upgrade.
Exclusive: Lost for 3 nights in the bush - 'they can't believe I am alive'
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Classmates remember Waihi Beach victim Jaden Chhayrann
Jaden Chhayrann, 17, is missing presumed drowned at Waihī Beach.
Pedestrian hit and killed by car in Waihī
The crash happened on George St on the outskirts of Waihi.
Hauraki signs up for bi-lingual future
Hauraki District Council pushes Māori language. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'He just never woke up again'
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Mine rescue: loader found, miner missing
Rescuers have found a loader upside down in a Waihi gold mine, but its driver remains missing, a mine spokesman says.
Robberies blamed on 'out-of-towners'
Waihi police investigating the break-in at the town's Mobil service station, the fourth business to be targeted in Eastern Waikato over the past two days.