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Hamilton man's impulse buy wins him $9.3m
A Hamilton man is getting his kids to help him decide how to spend his $9.3m win.

Get ready, there's another cold blast coming our way
A chilling southerly breeze is making its way up the country.

Local Focus: 17,000 trees planted in 3 hours at 'green-gym'
More trees added to Waiwhakareke in lead up to Arbor Day. Made with funding from NZ On Air

Local Focus: 17,000 trees planted in 3 hours at 'green-gym'
More trees added to Waiwhakareke in lead up to Arbor Day. Made with funding from NZ On Air

Mayor defends meeting with select group of councillors at home 'to fit everyone in'
Hamilton mayor singled out councillors to discuss voting plans over morning tea.

Pair steal $26K of jewellery
Police want to hear from anyone who witnessed a robbery at a Hamilton jewellery store.

Wet Queen's Birthday weekend for much of NZ
Northeasterlies and rain spread down North Island during long weekend.

Charitable trust collapse: Manager guilty on more charges
Former charitable trust financial manager convicted of 167 dishonesty charges.

Man robs Hamilton dairy with machete
The man left the store on foot but police believe the public can help find the culprit.

Man hit in the head with baseball bat
Man taken to hospital after three males entered a property and struck him in the head.

Anxious wait for $54m mortgage fraud judgment
More than 76 properties were involved, while "bribes" allegedly were given to bankers.

'Ploggers' get fit and clean up the streets
Plogging to keep NZ beautiful. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Local Focus: 'Ploggers' get fit and clean up the environment
Plogging to keep NZ beautiful. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

Boxer's medal returned: 'Almost more of a shock to get it back than win it'
Gold medalist keen to share his medal with community. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

Murderer escapes toughest sentence
Dylyn Davis escapes life imprisonment without parole for murdering his girlfriend.

Golden Gumboot leads to Fieldays love for rural bachelor
The Golden Gumboot led to true love for this former Fieldays Rural Bachelor.

Waikato Riverbed reveals active faults
Discovery will be used to find out the risks to Hamilton City.

Plastic stockpiles growing after China ban
Stockpiled plastic a 'scary' nationwide problem. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Nine people injured northeast of Hamilton
Two people are seriously injured and four people have moderate injures.

Storm punishes with winds, rain and snow
Stormy weather for much of central New Zealand and South Island.

Police release CCTV footage from Hamilton aggravated robbery
Police release CCTV images from Morrinsville aggravated robbery

Keep a brolly handy: Rain forecast for most of the weekend
It's wet and a bit chilly, so rug up and remember to pack a brolly this weekend

One person critical after car crashes into house
The crash was near a Hamilton meat processing plant.

Hamilton developer pays outstanding $867,145 IRD debt
Hamilton man Todd Potter has since paid all of the outstanding $867,145.01.

Games gold medal heist: Police seek four
Nyika, 22, discovered the theft shortly before visiting a school.

Woman sings to animals as they head for slaughterhouse
New Whanganui resident Sandra Kyle is an animal rights activist.

Former Hamilton strip joint goes up in flames
Fire began at the rear of Calendar Girls, where homeless people had been sleeping.

'They wanted your car ... Just your car'
Daniel Tai Houia a "disgrace to Māoridom" says murder victim's sister.

Blaze erupts in central Hamilton strip parlour
The fire was contained by about 2am but crews remained at the scene overnight.