The search for Tom Phillips and his missing children, Jayda, Maverick and Ember, continued in June.
The search for Tom Phillips and his missing children, Jayda, Maverick and Ember, continued in June.
As the year draws to a close, Waikato Herald is taking stock of 2024. What moved readers most? As part of a 12-day series, Waikato Herald reporter Danielle Zollickhofer looks at the top stories each month. Welcome to day 6: June.
Meanwhile, in the Waikato, a homicide investigation was launched after a 10-month-old boy was brought in an unconscious state to Te Kūiti Hospital. Despite the best efforts of medical personnel, he was unable to be resuscitated.
Also, the search for Tom Phillips and his missing children, Jayda, Maverick and Ember, continued after a woman came forward claiming to have seen them at the remote Okoroire Hot Springs Hotel.
A new $100 million, 191-room Pullman Hotel is coming to the Hamilton CBD.
The extensive changes will transform the building in Centre Place shopping mall into two levels of underground parking, three levels of office and retail and 13 levels of hotel. The facility is set to hold its grand opening in 2026.
The FernMark is a government-backed accreditation designed to highlight businesses that contribute to the essence of New Zealand and help New Zealand businesses stand out in global markets.
Taupō district councillor John Williamson with the number plate his late mother, Joan, used when she was the first mayor of Taupō. Photo / Dan Hutchinson
On the auction block was the number plate used by the first mayor of Taupō - the late Joan Williamson. The personalised plate TAUPØ1 was purchased for mayor Joan in 1988 and used on her mayoral vehicles, including a Nissan and a Rover.
Danielle Zollickhofer is a multimedia journalist based in Hamilton. She joined NZME in 2021 and is writing for the Waikato Herald.
