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Racing: Crocetti ready to get a move on
Walker warns unbeaten 3YO is not yet hitting full speed and can lead or trail

Star jockey gains exemption to resume racing
Star jockey Matt Cameron will return to race riding tomorrow.

Hamilton West MP Tama Potaka on the challenges ahead
Waikato Herald invited MPs to share their thoughts on the next term.

'Big three years ahead': Waiariki MP Rawiri Waititi shares priorities
Waikato Herald invited MPs to share their thoughts on the upcoming term.

Taupō MP Louise Upston on the priorities ahead
Waikato Herald invited MPs to share their thoughts on the upcoming term.

Committed to change: Barbara Kuriger on the challenge ahead
Waikato Herald invited MPs to share their thoughts about the upcoming term.

Coromandel MP Scott Simpson on the challenges ahead
Waikato Herald invited MPs to share their goals for the next term.

Expressway, medical school - Waikato MP on key priorities
Waikato Herald invited elected MPs to share their thoughts about the upcoming term.

An Old School Waikato rep XV
A squad of players that represented Waikato between 1960 to 1995.

Uber Eats apologises after driver delivers car repair bill instead of KFC
Food delivery platform was initially unwilling to engage with disgruntled car owner.

'We're gonna shoot up the house': Masked, armed robbers storm flat
Tamate Gough began using drugs aged 6, while Sijaye Rhind was 11.

'She was in a position of chaos': Sister jailed for role in murder
Teretere Taniwha assaulted two other men before Sao Yean was fatally attacked.

Byelection needed in Hamilton East after councillor becomes MP
New National MP Ryan Hamilton has formally resigned from the city council.

Hamilton Zoo zebras have been busy with 29th foal in 15 years
Mare Marbles gave birth to the still-nameless foal at the end of September.

Barbara Kuriger: Start with the basics
Fix social structures and the rest will come right, says Barbara Kuriger.

Guerilla Surgeon’s legacy continues: Te Awamutu College dairy farm to be sold
Bequeathed farm for sale by Te Awamutu College, but legacy continues.

Popular Waikato reserve to reopen for Labour Weekend
Keeley Reserve at Karapiro will reopen in time for Labour Weekend.

Te Awamutu to host inaugural Misty Flicks Film Festival
The film festival is to celebrate all the talent in the Waikato and Central North Island.

Lotto luck for Waikato players
Two of eight second division winners were from tickets bought in the region.

Taupō and Tūrangi thumbs-up and thumbs-down
Find out what's astonished and annoyed the people of Taupō and Tūrangi this week.

Horse racing: Top jockeys are in short supply for racing in NZ
If you like horses, adrenalin, the sensation of speed then you might have a job.

Tiki Taane documentary to feature on screen at new film festival
The Tiki Taane in Session with CSO documentary will screen at the inaugural film festival.

'I only had one bottle of wine and one bottle of beer': Driver so drunk he thought the woman he hit had crashed into him
Instead of checking on the other driver he reversed, dumped his car and ran off on foot.

'Psychological war': Mongrel Mob boss says Nats govt will be ‘devastating’ to gangs
Fatupaito says the banning of gang patches would take away a 'human right'.

Thieves strip earth wires from live network
Thieves are making off with copper wire from live power network.

Touching moment: 21yo new MP pays tribute to trailblazing ancestor at Parliament
Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke's tūpuna, Wiremu Katene, also paved the way for Māori.

‘Texts were designed to cause maximum trauma’: ‘Obsessive’ ex can’t accept relationship is over
Tyler Newall-Simon sent his former partner more than 60 unwanted messages in two months.

Rogue kākāpō could have been on the run for more than a week
A critically endangered parrot has survived up to 10 days outside the wire.

Coromandel Peninsula gets Government boost for flood protection
More funds have been secured for Coromandel flood protection.