A warrant has been issued to arrest the owner of a giant inflatable slide which collapsed and injured six children.

"We have lost and grieved, and now have to do it all again."

The grief-stricken mother of a zookeeper killed by a Sumatran tiger has spoken of her love for her daughter and the heartbreak on her death.

The body was found behind properties in Lake Crescent. A member of the public contacted police about 9.40am.

Hamilton Zoo keeper had near-miss while giving tiger talk two years ago, sparking new questions about mauling death last month.

A former volunteer firefighter has appeared in court accused of stealing property from the Fire Service.

Thief stole a "large quantity" of cigarettes and tobacco and used a mountain bike as a getaway vehicle.

Samantha Kudeweh, zoo keeper fatally mauled by a tiger, has been remembered as a "passionate" and witty person.

Auditor says Samantha Kudeweh's life could've been saved had council undertaken a more thorough investigation following a near miss in 2013.

Samantha Kudeweh was an experienced senior keeper and a mother to two children and was killed by Oz, the male Sumatran tiger at the Hamilton zoo.

Peta says death of Hamilton keeper should send a message to zoos around the world to "reconsider their continued confinement of big cats".

An experienced big cat keeper who had worked with the woman killed in a tiger attack at Hamilton Zoo thinks the animal should be moved overseas.

Hamilton Zoo's male Sumatran tiger Oz will not be euthanised following the death of Zoo Curator Samantha Kudeweh.

Samantha Kudeweh described the arrival of a Sumatran tiger and the birth of two cubs as a "career highlight". Yesterday, the big cat took her life.

The woman killed by a tiger at Hamilton Zoo today was senior staff member, Samantha Kudeweh.

A four-year-old Hamilton girl earlier reported missing has been found.

Police are investigating what may have caused a man's body to end up in Waikato River earlier this month.

A "cunning" thief who managed to burgle a Hamilton home in broad daylight last Friday has been arrested.

Hamilton and Huntly are areas drawing house hunters unable to buy in the big smoke.

A blaze at a garage in Hamilton this morning has been deemed suspicious.

A 16-year-old was on electronic bail when he and his co-offenders allegedly launched an attack on two Hamilton police officers.

Police are speaking to a "person of interest" after a woman was seriously assaulted outside a Hamilton church last week.

Tyres were placed under two Hamilton school buildings and set alight in the second arson attack on the school in six years.

A man was rushed to hospital after being stabbed in a residential Hamilton neighbourhood this morning.

A woman has been identified as the victim of an assault in Hamilton, after a large amount of human blood was discovered behind a church in the city.

Police are investigating whether or not a serious assault may have taken place behind a church in Hamilton after a large amount of human blood was discovered.

Name suppression has lapsed for a man accused of bludgeoning an elderly man to death with a bottle.

St John Ambulance central region spokesman Mark Tregoweth said they were called to Avalon Dr/State Highway 1 at 2.28pm today.

Hundreds of Hamiltonians woke up with no power today after a driver fleeing police crashed into a power pole.