Latest from Hamilton

‘They’ll still find a way’: Fog cannons, bollards no match for thieves

Business owners want better crime solutions than current deterrents that aren't working.

‘She needs a shower, not an ambulance’: Woman's 15-hour wait for help after 'brutal' beating

Instead of calling an ambulance, the assailant bathed the woman and cut her hair.

'I'm not a violent man': Murder accused says he's a gangster rapper, not a killer

The defendant also said he only covers his face with a mask in his rap music videos.

Emerging artist’s clay work wins 2023 King Tūheitia Portraiture Award

Emerging artist Stevei Houkāmau wins the King Tuheitia art award.

'It was all Anton': Murder accused turn on each other as trial heats up

Four people are facing a charge of murdering a Hamilton man in 2020

Auckland’s bus driver shortage almost halved

AT expects to return to operating reliable bus services by the end of September.

Wet wet wet: Auckland gets nearly a year’s rainfall in five months

Auckland's rainfall totals are running nearly three times above average in a sopping 2023.

Waikato secures another $2.8m to combat hill country erosion

Planting reinforces slopes and reduces the risk of soil erosion

Crown Solicitor investigated over workplace culture allegations

Probe launched by the Solicitor General after complaints from staff.

Four youths, some as young as 14, arrested after Hamilton ram-raids

Four youths, aged between 14 and 18 years old, were taken into custody.

Waikato police seize six vehicles after illegal street racing

The vehicles weres seized after police executed search warrants.

Tama Potaka: When you look at Māori communities, the peaks are under Bolger and Key, not Clark and Ardern

National MP on why he believes National is best for Māori.

Two men arrested after shots fired at police in Hamilton overnight

Police were responding to a report of an attempted car theft in Hamilton East.

Hamilton Michael Hill raided: Taupō store also robbed overnight, youths arrested

The raid on the store comes less than a week after a Chartwell store was hit.

Coldest morning of the year so far for some, more chilly weather on the way

Kiwis are in for some more cold nights from the middle of the week.

'It's happening every day': Youth huffing in laundromat machines

CCTV footage shows youths climbing into washing machines to inhale deodorant.