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There has been a dramatic bus crash in Hamilton this morning.

Police want to hear from potential witnesses after an alleged sex attack in Hamilton.

Watch NZH Focus exclusive: The boxer who died in the ring was looking forward to having a beer with his opponent.

A bronze sculpture of a baby southern rhinoceros was unveiled at Hamilton Zoo today - exactly one year after curator Samantha Kudeweh

A Hamilton mayoral candidate has apologised for a mistake-ridden profile written in Te Reo Maori that was put together using Google Translate.

The biggest issue facing Hamilton in next three years is growth and the city needs a leader who can plan for it with the right amount of infrastructure.

McDonald's staff at a branch in Hamilton have been slammed for the handling of a situation in which a child defecated on the playground.

A Waikato bar and a service station were held up at gunpoint just minutes apart overnight.

A mother-of-four children was "in the grips of an extended drinking binge" when her four young children were found walking along a busy Hamilton street on their own.

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It's not just Aucklanders scrambling to afford property.

A former Hamilton IRD employee has admitted not paying any tax or PAYE over a five year period.

A 14-year-old girl is in hospital after crashing a stolen car into a lamp post in Hamilton's CBD.

A woman who went missing on her bus journey from Wellington to Hamilton has been found safe in Levin.

A man has been stabbed in the leg with a boning knife after an argument in Hamilton.

A caregiver charged with assaulting an elderly man in a Hamilton rest home has appeared in court this morning.

The vehicle was brought to a stop when road spikes were laid on Wairere Dr at 4.20am.

Distressed kayaker who sparked a search on the Waikato River last night calls police to say he is alive.

Police are searching for a man who is believed to have been in a kayak without a paddle.

A man has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after a pylon collapsed where a new pole is being put in for an expressway.

A Waikato woman was arrested in October and accused of creating fake CVs so that Filipinos could work in New Zealand.

An employee sustained serious burns to his calves and arm when the adhesive he was using caught fire.

The establishment of The Rail Opportunity Network (TRON) to re-examine the possibility of a commuter rail line from Hamilton to Auckland

The male calf arrived in June, bringing the total number of white rhinos at the zoo to six.

A woman was indecently assaulted by an intruder with a long, bushy and unkempt beard as she slept in her Hamilton home early this morning.

An 8-year-old hit by a car in Hamilton picked himself up and continued walking to school.

Neil Rendle has his best friend - and a TV ad - to thank for saving his life.

Watch NZH Focus: New Zealand house values have just exceeded $600,000 for the first time while Auckland values climbed towards $1 million.