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Cricket: Black Caps pummelled by Pakistan
Pakistan has routed New Zealand for 110 runs to claim a 10-wicket win in the first test.
Cricket: Top order problems again but NZ fight back
A new coach, a new year, but some old problems for New Zealand to address after the top-order failed on day one of the first cricket test against Pakistan at Seddon Park here today.
Attempted murder charges after campervan attack
The man arrested for allegedly trying to set fire to a campervan with two people in it has been charged with the attempted murder of the pair.
Girl dies in fall while biking to dairy
A 10-year-old Hamilton girl has died after cycling down a flight of stairs. The girl had been cycling to the dairy with her aunty and cousin when the accident happened.
Man tries to burn campervan pair
The alleged attempted arson of a campervan may have been an "extreme reaction" to freedom camping...
Cricket: Battle to get Seddon Park pitch right
Heat and humidity has provided a challenge for the Seddon Park groundsman ahead of the first test between New Zealand and Pakistan.
Cricket: Vettori insists NZ focused for test series
With so much focus on the World Cup, the test series between New Zealand and Pakistan threatens to be an entree.
AA: Safer roads, cars will reduce toll
Roads and vehicles must be "more forgiving" to curb a road toll which averages more than one death a day, the AA says. Figures released by the Ministry of Transport today show 371 people died on the roads over the past year.
Cricket: McCullum looks to balance his batting
The second step of Brendon McCullum's development as a test opener begins in Hamilton tomorrow.
Body found floating in Waikato River
Police believe they have found the body of a man who has been missing since he leaped from a bridge in Hamilton last Thursday.
Holiday road toll climbs to 10
The death of a man hurt in a Waikato crash has brought the holiday road toll to 10. A 20-year-old died of his injuries about 4pm in Waikato Hospital. A car he was in yesterday hit a van carrying five disabled children on SH1.
Motorbike crash brings toll to nine
The holiday road toll has risen to nine following a crash involving two motorcycles on the Coromandel peninsula this afternoon.
Violent offender on run after victim assaults police
A woman who was allegedly violently assaulted by her partner attacked police officers who came to help her in Hamilton this morning, allowing her partner to get away.
Two fighting for lives after crash
Speed, alcohol and driver fatigue all appear to have been contributing factors in a crash on SH1 at Horotiu, north of Hamilton, today that has left two young men fighting for their lives.
Man stabbed in Whitianga
A man was left fighting for his life after a stabbing in Whitianga in the Coromandel early today.