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Titus Proctor to fight Cory Crittenden for WKBF world title at GLOBOX Arena
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Waikato set to face Taranaki Bulls in Bunnings NPC quarter-final showdown
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Mia Anderson re-signs with Chiefs Manawa for 2025 Sky Super Rugby Aupiki
Coach Dwayne Sweeney praised Anderson as a 'dominant ball carrier' and a team asset.
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Cops assaulted during arrest of fleeing driver
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The protesters unfurled a 160sq m banner and abseiled down the building.
Trail of blood leads to body of stabbed Mongrel Mob member
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Two men charged with 'multiple burglaries' across Waikato after early-morning traffic stop
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Former All Blacks coach Ian Foster receives Hamilton civic award
Rugby legend Ian Foster was awarded the Hamilton Kirikiriroa Medal.
Former St Peter’s teacher guilty of historical offending including naked piggyback rides
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Hamilton City Council scraps two hours free parking in CBD
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