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Sao Yean murder trial: Four accused guilty of all charges
Sao Yean was badly beaten before his death.
Infrastructure Report: Addressing the country’s infrastructure deficit
Public-private partnerships are critical for NZ's ambitious infrastructure plans.
Huntly's railway station damaged by suspicious fire
Waikato District Council is now guarding the remaining pieces.
Sao Yean murder trial: Jury deliberations to continue next week
The jury got in half an hour of deliberations before they were adjourned.
Paranoid 'rookie meth user' not the killer - Defence
The Crown and defence have presented closings in the trial for the murder of Sao Yean.
Waka Kotahi says abuse is putting SH1 road workers at risk
Motorists drive through live work areas to avoid queuing.
‘Urgently reduce expenses’: Builder AHS Group eyes redundancies
'If we’re not building anything, we don’t particularly need a whole lot of builders.'
British buyer snaps up prison, school and uni contracts in giant $205m deal
Public-private partnership deal to sell contracts on jail, 11 schools, uni accommodation.
Cyclone Gabrielle's legacy will rock Hamilton this summer
Hamilton leaders are excited about big event opportunity next year.
Is Labour really soft on crime? The numbers reveal a surprising story
The Herald has analysed decades of data to see how crime has changed in Aotearoa.
'Burn your f***ing house down': Hamilton family 'trapped' by ‘neighbours from hell’
The disgruntled homeowner complains that Kāinga Ora has so far failed to act.
Four names put forward for vacated Waipā Māori Ward seat
Bill Harris, Barney Manaia, Dale Maree Morgan and Gaylene Roberts are all standing.
‘They’ll still find a way’: Fog cannons, bollards no match for thieves
Business owners want better crime solutions than current deterrents that aren't working.
‘She needs a shower, not an ambulance’: Woman's 15-hour wait for help after 'brutal' beating
Instead of calling an ambulance, the assailant bathed the woman and cut her hair.
'I'm not a violent man': Murder accused says he's a gangster rapper, not a killer
The defendant also said he only covers his face with a mask in his rap music videos.
Emerging artist’s clay work wins 2023 King Tūheitia Portraiture Award
Emerging artist Stevei Houkāmau wins the King Tuheitia art award.
'It was all Anton': Murder accused turn on each other as trial heats up
Four people are facing a charge of murdering a Hamilton man in 2020
Auckland’s bus driver shortage almost halved
AT expects to return to operating reliable bus services by the end of September.
Wet wet wet: Auckland gets nearly a year’s rainfall in five months
Auckland's rainfall totals are running nearly three times above average in a sopping 2023.
Waikato secures another $2.8m to combat hill country erosion
Planting reinforces slopes and reduces the risk of soil erosion
'I dread coming home': Mum's battle over Kāinga Ora 'neighbours from hell'
Fights, fires, abuse and intimidation. This mum has had enough.
Hamilton Boys’ High First XV gets resounding welcome
A stirring all-school haka welcomes home champion school rugby team.
PM opens 24-hour ‘Play.Stay.Grow’ hub designed by rangatahi, for rangatahi
PM Chris Hipkins will officially open a new hub for youth, designed by their own peers.
‘I’m sorry’: Hamilton man sells friend's car, burgles homes to buy drugs
Jonathon Garrett's friend was helping him. He sold her car to get his next fix.
'He betrayed me': Man accused of killing brother after mother's tangi
Joey Richards is accused of murdering his brother by plunging a knife into his heart.
One dead after crash involving cyclist in Hamilton
Police were called to the crash in Temple View about 3.10pm.
Wintec Te Pūkenga celebrates 30-year nursing milestone
Māori nursing programme run out of Wintec reaches significant milestone.
‘I feared for my life while in prison’, complainant tells jury
Jesse Whitiora feared for his life while in custody and serving a home detention sentence.
Grave fears: More embalmers, funeral directors needed
One young embalmer was poached from the hospitality industry, but more are needed.
Crown Solicitor investigated over workplace culture allegations
Probe launched by the Solicitor General after complaints from staff.
Four youths, some as young as 14, arrested after Hamilton ram-raids
Four youths, aged between 14 and 18 years old, were taken into custody.
Waikato police seize six vehicles after illegal street racing
The vehicles weres seized after police executed search warrants.
Tama Potaka: When you look at Māori communities, the peaks are under Bolger and Key, not Clark and Ardern
National MP on why he believes National is best for Māori.