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30/07/2024

Fire crews are at a house fire in Tokoroa.

Two fire trucks are in attendance and the fire investigator.

30/07/2024

A Tūrangi man has been sentenced to pay more than $11,000 in fines, costs and reparation for falsely advertising himself as a registered plumber.

Board says fine sends a warning to anyone working unlawfully in the industry.

30/07/2024

Hamilton Operatic Society is back with its first full-length musical since Chicago in 2021 and it’s a banger, Cate Prestidge writes.

It's the Hamilton Operatic Society's first full-length musical since Chicago in 2021.

30/07/2024

Pirates nearly compromised a special delivery for the Waikato Regional Council.

The items had to be transported through the Suez Canal.

29/07/2024

A proposed Starbucks and Burger King in Tīrau is polarising the community.

Some see opportunity while other people in Tīrau like it just the way it is.

29/07/2024

Port Waikato residents say they feel “powerless” in the face of coastal erosion that is moving ever closer to their homes.

With the ocean just metres from their fences, residents fear losing everything.

25/07/2024

The jury deliberating Kahia’s fate, took around three hours to return with their verdict, to the relief and tears of Kahia who clutched his head in his hands as he realised he was now a free man.

The jury believed his defence that another man killed Wiremu Birch in Taupo.

25/07/2024

At least 2.8 million litres of wastewater and untreated human effluent were discharged into Mangawhero stream over five days in April 2023.

"Multiple alarms were raised, and their being ignored had serious consequences.”

24/07/2024

Have you checked your ticket? 💰💰💰

Powerball was not struck and has rolled over to Saturday, where the jackpot will be $26m.

24/07/2024

Close to $1.5 million has been banked by Thames-Coromandel District Council in the 10 years since paid parking was introduced at tourist hotspot Hot Water Beach.

Users pays charges at the tourist hotspot are proving lucrative.

24/07/2024

The car has since been towed from the lake.

The driver was not injured, a Waikato University spokesperson said.

23/07/2024

It has been a year since the Waikato made history as the first home for kākāpō on the mainland in 40 years.

The escapes from a fenced Waikato sanctuary regularly made headlines.

23/07/2024

Several metres of coastline were lost to erosion overnight.

Several metres of coastline and carpark has been lost to erosion this week.

21/07/2024

A group of 16 Tokoroa residents raised safety concerns about a local urban street saying the area was notorious for accidents, near misses, speeding and boy racing.

A group of residents has raised significant concerns about the safety of a local road.

18/07/2024

Hot on the heels of their success at the Waikato Bay of Plenty Architecture Awards, two Waikato projects are now in for global honours.

The nomination comes after their success at the Waikato Bay of Plenty Architecture Awards.

18/07/2024

Rotten vegetables, empty alcohol bottles, and bags full of garbage were placed directly beneath two Hamilton City Council signs reading “No illegal dumping, offenders will be prosecuted”.

Peachgrove Rd has become a popular dumping ground.

18/07/2024

Red flags have been raised around a controversial proposal to construct a multimillion-dollar aquatic facility in Thames.

External funding likely to be 'minimal' in current 'funding landscape'.

17/07/2024

Have you checked your tickets?

The $17 million Lotto Powerball jackpot has gone unstruck.

17/07/2024

Taupō will host its biggest-ever Ironman later this year, and locals are being told to prepare for an event on a bigger scale to what they are used to.

Preparations are under way for the World Championships in December.

17/07/2024

Whitianga residents have described hearing two explosions, one after the other, early today on the waterfront.

Three vehicles set alight on waterfront.

16/07/2024

A young family of four is counting the cost after a fire consumed their home and possessions.

Baby bracelets and baby books, 'they’re just all gone'.

16/07/2024

Police health and safety data released under the Official Information Act shows those districts have reported at least 100 assaults yearly since 2021.

Those districts have reported at least 100 assaults yearly since 2021.

15/07/2024

Save the Kiwi said they hoped to line up a "kiwi corridor" in the Waikato in the next few years.

Save the Kiwi is hoping for a kiwi corridor in the Waikato in the next few years.

15/07/2024

A player who bought their ticket at Four Square Te Aroha was one of 15 second division winners in Saturday night’s draw.

Powerball was not struck and has rolled over to Wednesday night.

15/07/2024

The New Zealand Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics teams have plenty of members with connections to the Waikato region.

Waipā District alone has more than 40 athletes heading to Games.

12/07/2024

The man was walking down the health and beauty aisle of a local Woolworths supermarket when he decided to urinate on the shelves.

Duchaan Fraser now has to pay $4000 back to Woolworths at $15 a week.

11/07/2024

The closure of New Zealand’s largest fenced ecological bird and wildlife reserve would be a “travesty”, supporters say.

It's home to 2500 kiwi birds but the sanctuary's financial troubles could see it close.

11/07/2024

Lois Dear’s murderer Whetu Te Hiko says his heart feels rotten, he is scum, he hates himself and he is “happy to die” in prison.

The man who killed Tokoroa teacher Lois Dear has applied for parole for the first time.

10/07/2024

Police have named a Waikato man as the fatal crash victim.

Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash on Monday afternoon.

10/07/2024

Police have confirmed they spoke to members of Tom Phillips’ family about joining a public appeal for information, but only their mother decided to speak out.

The children's mum was the only family member to speak during a recent police operation.

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