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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

A rare Flagstaff section at the centre of a years-long planning battle is up for sale with consent for a duplex — but its neighbours’ reaction suggests the property may be easier to sell on paper than ...

Three Shelby GT350 muscle cars, valued at $574,985, were offered as part of the promotion being run by NZ Rescue (keyring pictured is not the promotional keyring). Undelivered keyrings sold as part of ...

According to Hamilton City Council’s 2025 Hamilton Annual Economic Report, the central city experienced a Gross Domestic Product contraction of nearly $200 million and a loss of almost 1200 filled ...

Plans for a multi story hotel next to Victoria on the River in Hamilton are in the spotlight.Christel Yardley / WAIKATO TIMES Both the developer behind grandiose hotel plans and Hamilton City Council ...

Staff at the Waipā District Council's recycling centre in Te Awamutu get ready to sort through another truckload of what will hopefully prove to be recyclable material.Waipa District Council Waipā’s ...

Gold clams are thriving in the Waikato River. Teams from Earth Sciences NZ and the regional council are trying to find out why. From left to right are Fern Kumeroa, Mashanta Mohsin, Elizabeth Graham, ...

Jools Topp (left) died on Saturday surrounded by her twin sister Lynda (right), brother Bruce, and her close friends and pets.Supplied One half of the Topp Twins duo, Dame Jools Topp, has died ...

A Waikato winery has won gold at a prestigious international competition - the only pinot gris at the awards to scoop up the highest honour. Vilagrad Winery’s 2025 pinot gris won gold at the ...