Three men have been charged over the death of Hamilton man Brent Paul Brown.

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

A year after zookeeper Samantha Kudeweh's death, city councillors today voted down a proposal to increase the council's contribution to a trust for her two children.

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.

They were brought together by death, but yesterday a Hamilton couple declared their undying love for each other.

A funeral director and embalmer who met at work are set to tie the knot in Hamilton today.

Samantha Kudeweh supported a decision to retain a one-keeper system for dangerous animals at Hamilton Zoo.

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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A blunt instrument is believed to have been used to kill Hamilton man Brent Paul Brown in his Dinsdale home last week.

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.

53-year-old Adele Townsend has been located in Levin this evening.

A 43-year-old woman appeared in the Hamilton District Court today on drug-related charges including manufacturing methamphetamine, and the cultivation of cannabis.

More than half of New Zealand's 41,000 homeless people are now families with children, according to new Otago University research.

A caregiver allegedly caught on covert camera footage hitting and slapping an elderly man in a rest home has been charged with assault.

A 15-year-old with a plastic gun sparked an armed police call-out in Hamilton this morning. Waikato police Senior Sergeant Dean Anderson

A Hamilton Sikh and council candidate says he and his family are shocked and disgusted after his billboard was tagged with the word "Isis".

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

Councils around the North Island are assuring residents of the safety of their water supplies following a gastro outbreak in Hawke's Bay.

Work is suspended at site where pylon collapsed, injuring a young man.

Communities are questioning the placement of high-risk sexual offenders near children after two cases involving three separate abusers emerged yesterday.

After six months, a Hamilton man finally tracked down a lost Lotto ticket in his messy work desk and nabbed a $333,333 prize.

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.