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10-year-old victim of holdup
A 10-year-old girl had a gun pointed in her face while working at a Hamilton takeaway bar and her family is now "very afraid".
10-year-old girl held up at gunpoint
Police are appealing for information about aggravated robbery of a Hamilton takeaway bar on Saturday where a young girl was held up at gunpoint.
Hamilton: Enjoying a blue streak
A visit to a blueberry farm is entertaining for the whole family, discovers Alexia Santamaria.
Hospital staff foil attack
A health worker was left badly shaken when a man allegedly tried to sexually assault her in broad daylight outside Waikato Hospital yesterday.
Driver allegedly fled fatal crash
Police have located a suspended driver who allegedly fled a crash that killed a 71-year-old woman in Hamilton today.
Fingernail bitten off at work Xmas party
Police are urging people to be responsible at work parties after a Hamilton woman bit off another woman's fingernail at a Christmas drinks function.
Hidden gems: Hamilton
It may be the butt of many a joke, but Colin Hogg can't wait to get back to the city Aucklanders love to hate.
Drugs case a mistake, says trainer
A Cambridge horse trainer charged with illegally importing performance-enhancing drugs says the case is "a big misunderstanding".
Hamilton: Waikato's sweet spot
Alexia Santamaria finds there is more than enough to keep both parents and kids happy on a day trip to Hamilton.
Hamilton's new house rules lambasted
A council has gone to extreme lengths to create safer neighbourhoods by preventing home owners from building garages ahead of the house, and forcing more living on to the front yard with little privacy.
Bob Parker: My earthquake story
Christchurch mayor Bob Parker doesn't pull any punches in a personal account of the earthquakes that rocked his city.
Burglary leaves thieves Pooh-faced
'Heaven knows what the offenders were planning to do with their loot.' Police were surprised at one of the items taken in a Halloween burglary.
How one street beat the burglars
The crime-fighting success of residents in Hamilton's Fairview Downs earned praise from the police, and one resident says he hopes the story inspires others to do the same.