$1 reserve auction: Why couple took a gamble on slip-damaged beach home
"We thought it needs to be cleaned up, somebody's going to do it - it may as well be us."
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Beating the boom: Sellers score easy profit on $1m house
Competitive auction for family home in Te Awamutu.
Drone takes rook: Eye in the sky helps in fight against pest bird
Surveillance by drone helps to locate nests so targeted control can be carried out.
Council rejigs portfolios after councillor elected as MP
Hamilton City Council has reallocated Ryan Hamilton's portfolios.
Flame thanks local community
Flame founder Sue Hanna is grateful for all the hometown support.
Kiwi return to Wairākei after extensive cyclone repairs
The first kiwi has set foot in Wairākei since Cyclone Gabrielle.
You're invited as hall turns 100 - hall marked sacrifices of war
Ōhaupō Hall centennial organiser following in family footsteps.
Taupō and Tūrangi thumbs up and thumbs down
Find out what's enraged and enthralled the people of Taupō and Tūrangi this week.
Lacrosse teams' intense encounters
Te Awamutu Sports women's teams are determined to grow into formidable competitors.
Boon brings splash of colour to Hamilton East
Boon Street Art Festival 2023 will have seven artists from around the country.
On and off ramps close as works switches to southbound expressway
Work begins on the southbound lanes after Sunday, November 5.
New heights: Treehouse for grownups nabs construction award
"Treehouse for grownups" at Cambridge Stud impresses judges at national awards.
Message in a bottle: Fisherman in Canada finds Coromandel man's 2014 letter
'Well, well, well. I’ll go eat my hat,' the letter's author says. 'You’ve made my year.'
'A lot of debris': Clean-up will take time says Coromandel council
Ground conditions too wet for machinery and more rain forecast.
'I was determined to be back flying': Pilot's new challenge after accident
Two years on from a near-fatal accident, Thomas Orr is pioneering a new business.
Lotto luck for small Waikato town
Powerball was not struck and has rolled over to Saturday night.
Person dead in house fire in Hamilton
The blaze occurred at a unit in Gadsby Place, Hamilton East.
Taupō and Tūrangi sports reports
Find out how Taupō and Tūrangi's sports clubs got on this week.
Serious injuries in SH3 crash
The two-vehicle crash occurred on Mokau Rd just north of Okau Rd shortly after 5:30pm.
Local identities face off on footy field
Kick for a Cause Hamilton will bring together a broad range of identities for good cause.
Entry opens for manu world champs
Manu diving enthusiasts can now enter for the world champs.
Some waiting lists slashed, but waits for cancer treatment, mental health support, specialist appointments rising
"We haven’t seen the improvements we would have liked to have seen," an executive said.
Buyers snapping up Tairua development
Thirty-five of the 52 available sections have been sold in the development.
Ramble through the southern lake's gardens for a good cause
Tūrangi's Garden Ramble is set to return for 2023.
What’s on in the Taupō region
There's something going on for all the family in Taupō this week.
Progressive dinner, roses and motocross - what's on in Waikato
The events to look out for around the region in November.
Coromandel clean-up as flooded roads remain closed
"Fortunately, most of our key roading repair sites did not get worse during the storm."
Sold out ladies golf event boosts Whangamatā
A sold-out women’s golf event in the Coromandel shows the region’s popularity
Gumboot Gala returns
Gumboot Friday gala gives community chance to unite in support of mental health.
Inside an animal shelter on Guy Fawkes night: Music, volunteers and calming sprays
What do animal shelters do on the loudest night of the year to help their furry residents?
Hamilton's recycling champs recognised
More than 400 residents received green 'recycling champion' tags.