The ministry said it was keen to get 'as many people as possible vaccinated'.

The school's statutory manager couldn't explain why the principal had been absent.

Pieces will become part of a collection that serves to build a sense of whanaungatanga.

Student nurse numbers have been recorded at a near-decade low over fears of ill treatment.

Taxi driver punched in the head by a man he overtook on the motorway.

The teen is in a critical condition at Waikato Hospital after being shot.

Te Tohu Paerua o te Reo Kairangi will be launched on July 2 in Hamilton

New outcomes and measures introduced as a result of community input

Quinn Tupaea has just been named as one of four new All Blacks - to his own surprise

The city's recycling service is example of making a change for environmental wellbeing.

A group of people kept the country going, delivering food, critical goods and services.

Sione Malafiu Falala entered not guilty pleas to two charges.

The 50-year-old was remanded in custody to reappear next month.

Hamilton's mayor is pouring her efforts into saving the city's beer festival.

Exhibitors are staying in campervans due to city's lack of accommodation.

There haven't been any arrests or treatment for alcohol harm during the event's two years.

Hamilton City Council deals with 13 items behind closed doors today.

Two more men have appeared in court in relation to Operation Trojan Shield.

The criminals thought they were protected by a 'shield of impenetrable encryption'.

Thirty-five people - including senior gang members - are facing charges.

'I was over the moon.'

NZ Police lay 900 charges in wake of major global police op targeting organised crime.

A deepening low is set to dampen our long weekend spirits.

Chiefs manager appears on a drink driving charge at Hamilton District Court today.

Hamilton City Council and Envirowaste launch new waste minimisation education room.

Nationally, values rose 2.2 per cent in May, a slight reduction on April's 3.1 per cent.