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.

Police reveal a Hamilton man killed inside a city toilet cubicle was bludgeoned to death with a bottle.

The man found dead in a Hamilton public toilet on Monday night was 71-year-old Jacques Donker.

A Hamilton man will fight a serious driving charge over the death of his friend and fellow motorcyclist on the outskirts of the city earlier this year.

Police located two vehicles fleeing the scene of two burglaries in Hamilton overnight.

One of two people arrested in relation to the discovery of an elderly man's body in a public toilet last night has appeared in court charged with murder.

Name suppression has been lifted for the man accused of sparking four bomb threats after placing suspicious packages in two Hamilton parks.

A Hamilton man was threatened and robbed after he used social media to solicit sex.

Police are investigating a serious incident in Hamilton and have cordoned off a walkway near the Fraser Tech Rugby Club.

Olen Frolicson, aka 'Fro', is one of the stars of Bogans, a new TV2 series exploring what it means to be a bogan in Hamilton today.

Police say the motorcyclist died after a crash in Rotokauri, Hamilton.

The partner of a man who was one of two killed in a Hamilton crash is pleased that driver licensing rules are being reviewed.

A suspicious package found in Hamilton public toilets this morning is not explosive.

A suspicious package has been found inside an ANZ bank branch in Hamilton this morning.

A 15-year-old autistic boy is missing in Hamilton.

Anyone in KiwiSaver for three years can now take out everything in their account, except the final $1000, to buy a first home, Helen Twose writes.

Pull on your gumboots for four days of exhibitions, contests, entertainment, food and even art and fashion at Hamilton's Fieldays, says Sarah Ell.

An unattended bag which was discovered in an Inland Revenue building was blown up by the bomb squad in an operation which saw people forced out of shops and businesses for hours.

There's more to check out while you're in the region for Fieldays.

Three men have been jailed for an aggravated robbery in which the victim was saved due to a malfunction with the gun.