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Inmate who killed prison guard sentenced
Inmate Latu Kepu has been sentenced to six years and four months for the manslaughter of a Waikato prison guard.

Woman in court charged with abandoning children
A Hamilton woman who allegedly left her two toddlers at home alone while she went out for several hours has appeared in court.

Crafars lose dirty dairying appeal
The Crafar farming family has lost its appeal against convictions and sentences for dirty dairying practices on a Waikato dairy farm.

Mother charged over alleged abandonment
Police have charged a 22-year-old mother in relation to an alleged child abandonment incident this morning.

Children abandoned in appalling conditions
Police are speaking to the mother of two young children found home alone early today, surrounded by alcohol cans and a condom.

Police dumbfounded at Hamilton crash
All five people in the car had been drinking and the driver said she lost control after being distracted by a passenger.

Top ten: Sculpture walks
A sculpture walk is the perfect way to combine the enjoyment of art with the beauty of our landscape.

$1.4m bank fraud accused named
The identity of a woman at the centre of an alleged $1.4 million Waikato bank fraud has been revealed.

Carmen murder police track two men
Police are believed to have tracked the movements in Waikato of two men who knew Carmen Thomas - at the time that her car was abandoned in Hamilton.

Runga to support an idol
Bic Runga is returning to the live stage as the support act for Leonard Cohen's tour in late October.