Driver dives into Waikato River to escape police checkpoint
Hamilton police are urging the 31-year-old reckless driver to hand himself in.
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Tattoo shop ransacked by burglars then set on fire
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What Hamilton City Council's CEO was really told to do
Hamilton mayor says council spending lots of money on review to 'shut down the foxes'.
Research to uncover dog separation anxiety
Ocean Babington is seeking 10 dogs and their owners for her masters research.
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Dylyn Mitchell Davis flew into a jealous rage after discovering partner had texted her ex.
'Unusual' process over Hamilton park to be reviewed
Audit NZ will review process Hamilton City Council took around inner city park expansion.
Mayor says no secret property owners told of his 'vision'
King says he's told anyone who will listen about his vision for a bigger river-facing park
Driver trapped after truck rolls near Hamilton
The driver has been cut free from the truck and being treated by St John Ambulance staff.
Desperate dairy owners appeal for fog cannons
Increased pressure on police to provide fog cannons to Hamilton's fearful shopkeepers.
Emergency services still at Hamilton house fire
Emergency services are still responding to a house fire in Hamilton East this afternoon.
Half-way mark: Hauraki mayor says 'enough'
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Watch out for thunderstorms, heavy rain this weekend
Gisborne, Napier and Hastings are the only main centres set to get clear skies today.
Death on the rails: Train driver's terror as he hit a boy
The driver has been at the controls as three people, one a boy, were killed by his train.
Fight continues for Tamahere residents
The former Icepak director is appealing the council's decision to grant consent.
Tamahere coolstore fire: Scars fade but memories remain
It's 10 years since the fiery explosion that ripped eight lives apart.
Police considering 'joke' home detention case
Police will consider appealing a sentence of home detention handed down to a baby basher
'A desperate move by a desperate person' - runaway's NZ-based father says.
Lauren Smith's father doesn't believe she will return to New Zealand.
'Huge joke': Father who bashed baby avoids prison
A man who beat his baby son has been sentenced to 9 months' home detention.
Urban park plan: Councillors queried 'unusual' process
Hamilton City Council CEO says he will introduce better processes next time
Finance manager admits to $60k fraud
SFO investigation leads to guilty plea in case of collapsed social services trust.
Tiger attack prompts Hamilton council to reassess risk
Council CEO recalls moment tiger victim's husband asked why he hadn't visited.
Mayor says developers won't take advantage of council
Hamilton mayor says developers who were given advanced heads up not 'profiteering type'.
Teen arrested over machete dairy robbery attack
Sandip Patel suffered a fractured skull and cuts to his head and hands.
Tobacco giant blames Govt for rise in dairy robberies
BTANZ and retailers urge government to use $2bn from tobacco tax on crime prevention
Council CEO defends singling out two property owners
Council defends giving two property owners the heads up on a proposed development.
Only the lonely: The New Zealanders plagued by loneliness
Urgency grows for proactive solutions as New Zealand's elderly population burgeons.
Tragedy on the tracks: Girl, 11, killed by train in front of friends
Police are providing support to her family and the train driver at this time.
Dairy owners unite against attacks
Fog cannons, vending machines and tougher penalties are all options, owners say.
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Dairy owners to meet on brutal attacks
Tougher penalties wanted for aggravated robberies after brutal attacks on dairy owners.
'They tried to kill me': Dairy owner attacked with hammer
Dairy owner left in a pool of blood after being attacked by robbers with hammers.
Frosty start for some as summer slips away
Temperatures fell almost a degree below zero at one weather station.
Shopkeeper hit with hammer in violent robbery
Police are searching for three men involved in a violent attack on an innocent shopkeeper.