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Fury as fatal crash driver avoids jail
The family of a pregnant woman who was killed when her epileptic partner drove at speed into a Hamilton car yard are angry he has escaped a jail sentence. Riki Kelly admitted he had not taken his medication three days before the crash.

<i>Cullens</i>, Hamilton
Fine dining is found to exist in a place popularly called 'the Tron'.

Cricket: Black Caps pummelled by Pakistan
Pakistan has routed New Zealand for 110 runs to claim a 10-wicket win in the first test.

Girl dies in fall while biking to dairy
A 10-year-old Hamilton girl has died after cycling down a flight of stairs. The girl had been cycling to the dairy with her aunty and cousin when the accident happened.

Man tries to burn campervan pair
The alleged attempted arson of a campervan may have been an "extreme reaction" to freedom camping...

Cricket: Battle to get Seddon Park pitch right
Heat and humidity has provided a challenge for the Seddon Park groundsman ahead of the first test between New Zealand and Pakistan.

Cricket: Vettori insists NZ focused for test series
With so much focus on the World Cup, the test series between New Zealand and Pakistan threatens to be an entree.

AA: Safer roads, cars will reduce toll
Roads and vehicles must be "more forgiving" to curb a road toll which averages more than one death a day, the AA says. Figures released by the Ministry of Transport today show 371 people died on the roads over the past year.

Cricket: McCullum looks to balance his batting
The second step of Brendon McCullum's development as a test opener begins in Hamilton tomorrow.

Body found floating in Waikato River
Police believe they have found the body of a man who has been missing since he leaped from a bridge in Hamilton last Thursday.