Police considering 'joke' home detention case
Police will consider appealing a sentence of home detention handed down to a baby basher
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'A desperate move by a desperate person' - runaway's NZ-based father says.
Lauren Smith's father doesn't believe she will return to New Zealand.
'Huge joke': Father who bashed baby avoids prison
A man who beat his baby son has been sentenced to 9 months' home detention.
Urban park plan: Councillors queried 'unusual' process
Hamilton City Council CEO says he will introduce better processes next time
Finance manager admits to $60k fraud
SFO investigation leads to guilty plea in case of collapsed social services trust.
Tiger attack prompts Hamilton council to reassess risk
Council CEO recalls moment tiger victim's husband asked why he hadn't visited.
Mayor says developers won't take advantage of council
Hamilton mayor says developers who were given advanced heads up not 'profiteering type'.
Teen arrested over machete dairy robbery attack
Sandip Patel suffered a fractured skull and cuts to his head and hands.
Tobacco giant blames Govt for rise in dairy robberies
BTANZ and retailers urge government to use $2bn from tobacco tax on crime prevention
Council CEO defends singling out two property owners
Council defends giving two property owners the heads up on a proposed development.
Only the lonely: The New Zealanders plagued by loneliness
Urgency grows for proactive solutions as New Zealand's elderly population burgeons.
Tragedy on the tracks: Girl, 11, killed by train in front of friends
Police are providing support to her family and the train driver at this time.
Dairy owners unite against attacks
Fog cannons, vending machines and tougher penalties are all options, owners say.
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Dairy owners to meet on brutal attacks
Tougher penalties wanted for aggravated robberies after brutal attacks on dairy owners.
'They tried to kill me': Dairy owner attacked with hammer
Dairy owner left in a pool of blood after being attacked by robbers with hammers.
Frosty start for some as summer slips away
Temperatures fell almost a degree below zero at one weather station.
Shopkeeper hit with hammer in violent robbery
Police are searching for three men involved in a violent attack on an innocent shopkeeper.
Strong deterrence called for North Korea sanctions breach
A Hamilton company's aircraft was spotted at a North Korean military airshow in 2016.
Hawkesby: Come on the Tron - you're bogged down in bollocks
COMMENT: Hamilton City Council clearly has far too much time on its hands.
Local Focus: Hamilton Mayor wants to do 'what’s right'
Maybe no name change but plenty more plans from Mayor Andrew. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Man in black wig robs busy bank
A man wearing a wig and sunglasses entered the ASB Bank at 12.30pm today.
Hamilton mayor dumps name change to Kirikiriroa
Hamilton City Council discusses Mayor Andrew King's controversial name change.
Robbery victim's family calls for tougher penalties
Sandip Patel is out of hospital and now recovering at home.
Russian spy operated under fake NZ identity
Sergei Cherepanov operated under the guise, David Frith – a NZ-born business consultant.
Badly neglected dog's owner sentenced
A dog was found so emaciated and unwell it had to be put down.
Council name change: How Hamilton got its name
Mayor wants to change city council back to its Maori name - where did Hamilton come from?
Topless teen motorcyclist discharged without conviction
Topless bike rider charged with careless driving has been discharged without conviction.
Poll: Help Hamilton choose a new name
Hamilton's mayor Andrew King is proposing a name change to the city's council.
Waikato muscles up its economic growth effort
Waikato's first economic development agency takes flight.
Fire destroys Hamilton storage shed
The shed was used to store cars, equipment and hay bales.
Large shed fire near Hamilton
The fire is well involved and has attracted the attention of several onlookers.
Free fees: Student numbers jump in Waikato, Napier and Nelson but flat overall
Only two polytechnics report significantly more students this year despite free fees.