The Public Service Association survey asked whether teams had waited more than a month for approval to fill a vacancy. Of the 126 responses, 78% said yes, while 5% said no and the rest were unsure.

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 ...

The boat that was being used by the police at the time Benjamin Hale went on the run. It has since been replaced by a larger vessel. (File photo)TOM LEE/STUFF / TOM LEE STUFF A small white shape can ...

Benjamin Thomas Hale, 36, died after he was sucked into a whirlpool in the Waikato River as he attempted to get away from police who were trying to arrest him.Supplied A man fleeing police runs into ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Taha Kemara scores against the Blues in the Super Rugby Pacific qualifying final at One NZ Stadium in Christchurch in June.John Davidson / Photosport Taha Kemara will swap the Crusaders for bitter ...

The late Dolly Parton, pictured in 2024, recognised that genuine success in the music industry came from owning - a lesson instilled in her by her father, writes Martin Hawes.Amy Harris/Invision/AP ...