Hamilton city’s battered welcome gateway signs are gone, the city council deeming replacements too expensive but could a private donor come to the rescue? The city’s Infrastructure Committee resolved ...

When triple murderer Justin Jeffries was bludgeoning his first victim to death, striking her up to 20 times in the head with a mallet, he was “surprised at how difficult it was to kill her”. “And he ...

Two young people have been arrested and charged with arson after a fire destroyed a block at Taupō-nui-a-Tia College. At this stage, the school will be closed for the next two days, principal Ben ...

A former Department of Conservation worker caught selling traps on her personal TradeMe account - and who forged letters to a judge urging a “lesser sentence” and permanent name suppression - has been ...

Hamilton City Council have removed welcome to Hamilton signs. The one on Morrinsville Road was replaced by an illegally dumped couch.CHRISTEL YARDLEY Nothing says “Welcome to Hamilton” quite like a ...

It might just be Waikato’s slowest police pursuit - or the country’s most expensive go-kart ride. Appearing at Te Kūiti District Court on Thursday to answer to one charge of failing to stop when ...

Waikato’s housing prices are remaining steady while the national price has dropped from three years ago.CHRISTEL YARDLEY Waikato house prices remain slightly elevated while the national price drops.

Benjamin Thomas Hale, 36, died after he was sucked into a whirlpool in Waikato River as he attempted to get away from police who were trying to arrest him.Supplied On the afternoon before he drowned ...

The Warkworth to Te Hana highway project is one of the PPPs where failed bidders can have their costs repaid.NZTA Waka Kotahi The Government has set aside tens of millions of dollars to pay out ...

Paul McAvoy has been promoted to the top job permanently after temporarily stepping up to the role at the start of Term Two following Greg Thornton’s departure.Supplied Cambridge High School’s new ...

After travelling the world, this ambitious couple are sharing a slice of Vietnamese culture with Hamilton. Erik Au Duong and his wife Jessica Nguyen are originally from Vietnam but they have spent ...

The PSA said the only way strong hiring controls could save money was by leaving hospitals short-staffed.Christel Yardley / WAIKATO TIMES A survey of 126 health workers in Waikato found many reported ...