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Being mighty requires aspiration
The Waikato urged to speak and act as one to get fair share of regional development cash.

Irvine St dairy robbery: Second arrest made
Second arrest made in connection to the aggravated robbery of the Irvine Street dairy.

Mayor adamant he is doing what is right
Mayor Andrew King has responded to criticism from the public on social media.

Council buys Park and Ride land
Hamilton City Council has purchased land for a future Park and Ride facility.

Wanderers end year without one win
Hamilton Wanderers will finish 2017 without a win in the National League

Elderly woman, 91, dies after being hit by truck
The elderly woman was on a pedestrian crossing when she was hit by the truck.

Local Focus Summer Hacks: Paperless christmas wrapping
Furoshiki looks amazing and it's recyclable. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Revealed: Bizarre way birds steal Kiwi cafe's sugar
Cafe estimates $1000 loss of sugar a year to birds. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Community contributions rewarded
The council civic awards were held at the council chambers on Friday.

Cycleways receive funding
Hamilton cycle ways have received funding in the council's 10 year plan.

Support for Rototuna
Rototuna could be getting it's long awaited town hall and library.

Council expects region to chip in for a theatre
The Waikato Regional theatre is expected to receive $5 million from the Waikato region.

Gifts needed at Refuge
Waikato Women's Refuge is calling on the community to help support families this Christmas

Huge Horotiu scrub fire now contained
Firefighters have now got a huge scrub fire north of Hamilton under control.

A stay of execution
Hamilton City Council will listen to community business cases for Founders Theatre.

Council takes a leap to use capital value
A majority of Hamilton councilor voted to make an immediate change to capital value.

Regional fuel tax a possibility for city
Hamilton City Council are exploring the possibility of adding 11.5-cent-a-litre fuel tax.

CBD Central Park budget trimmed
Mayor Andrew King's central park dream was approved but with a budget cut.

$10 charge at Gardens survives narrow vote
A $10 fee to the Hamilton Gardens was approved by the majority of councilors.

Council fails to tame rates monster
A monster rate rise was approved by the Hamilton City Council late Wednesday evening.

Waikato DHB loses drinking water accreditation
DHB loses accreditation to monitor region's drinking water suppliers.

Maccas swaps a can for a cheeseburger
Some McDonalds will offer a cheeseburger for a can of food to boost Hamilton food bank.

Dad drops off child during police chase
A Hamilton father made a pit stop while fleeing police this morning.

Watch: Cops' Christmas carpool karaoke
Police get down to Mariah Carey's All I want for Christmas.

Soundsplash announces full line-up
Soundsplash 2018 is promising to deliver Raglan's best festival experience yet.

Hamilton Christmas Parade on Sunday
Christmas celebrations continue in Hamilton on Sunday with the annual Christmas Parade.

Tai Chi meets challenge to help food bank
Food bank receives a boost from Hamilton exercise group.

Support in Hamilton for destination playgrounds grows
More than 1800 people have signed to save Hamilton's Destinations Playgrounds project.