A young woman who fought off a man trying to drag her to his car is so traumatised she may not return to work.

A woman fought off a would-be abductor in Hamilton who was trying to drag her into a car by scratching at his eyes.

Tributes flowed last night for a 23-year-old father, who died after accidentally going through a ranch-slider at a Hamilton property.

Police have confirmed the body found in the Waikato River this morning is the 23-year-old reported missing on Saturday.

A body has been recovered from the Waikato River this morning, but police say it's too early to confirm its identity.

A young man is feared drowned after he and a friend tried to cross the Waikato River in Hamilton last night.

A 22-year-old man is believed drowned in the Waikato River at Hamilton tonight.

A student who went missing yesterday was in a "distressed state" and police have concerns for her safety.

Eight people were arrested when a party got out of hand in Hamilton overnight.

Test match batting, check; ODI batting sorted. It's been a while between one-day hundreds for Brendon McCullum.

A slipshod batting display left Sri Lanka with a straightforward piece of business to win the second ODI at Seddon Park last night and draw level in the seven-game series.

'What I really wanted was our name to be cleared.' A Hamilton couple have broken their silence after their baby daughter died - and they were wrongly suspected.

Sonny Bill Williams' move to Hamilton will be complete when his wife and 2-month-old daughter join him from Sydney in the next few days.

Mention Waikato and what usually first comes to mind are cow-filled paddocks, a long river and a university.

A woman who refused to let go of her handbag was dragged 20 metres by her attacker.

A young woman waiting to take her family home suffered facial injuries when she was hit with a beer bottle at a Waikato bar.

A man has been jailed for life for the murder of a Hamilton man who died after being stabbed twice in the torso.

The morning after your Christmas party might be your downfall under new drink drive laws. Police in Hamilton have launched a blitz on drink driving in the city, in the lead-up to the holiday season.

The death of a 7-month-old Hamilton girl who was admitted to hospital with serious and unexplained injuries has been referred to the coroner.

The death of a 7-month-old Hamilton girl is no longer being treated as suspicious, police say.

A post mortem examination will be carried out in Auckland today to determine how a 7-month-old Hamilton girl died.

A baby girl who suffered critical and unexplained injuries has died in Waikato Hospital. Enquiries continue at an address in Hamilton East.

Radiant summer weather made a brief call to the North Island at the weekend, attracting hardy bathers into the still-cool water at beaches and creating a run on icecream.

A woman has been caught on camera taking household furniture from a charity donation drop-off for the needy.

The $16.2 million Lotto Powerball jackpot stayed unclaimed last night - but there are plenty of ways to spend the money.

A lucky Lotto ticket buyer in Hamilton has cause for double celebration, winning more than $16million on the same weekend the city celebrates its 150th anniversary.