Live: Omicron at second Auckland wedding; retirement home staff test negative
Retirement village in the clear, but another wedding named as a location of interest.
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One Kiwi couple decided to get in quick and say 'I do' - and guests arrived just in time.
Company directors charged after allegedly failing to pay workers
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Waikato DHB employee, friend avoid jail after $228k theft
The pair spent the money as quickly as it was stolen - now they don't have to pay it back.
One bittern's nice try at Cambridge camouflage
St Kilda couple treated to home visit by unexpected avian visitor.
Airport station stop added to Te Huia restart schedule
Airport station stop added to Te Huia restart schedule.
Omicron rising: Eight new cases, now 19 in total - as locations of interest grow
There are 10 people in hospital with the virus.
New bowling greens for Kihikihi a success
New greens at last for Kihikihi Bowling Club and community.
Omicron protocols could see households isolating for up to 24 days
The change has come thanks to the move to isolation in the community.
Modern dance show CO-LECT shines spotlight on local talent
The show is set to raise its curtain at Hamilton's The Meteor Theatre on February 3 and 4.
Auckland gets consent to draw more water from Waikato River
Watercare now has consent for 300 million litres of water a day from the river year-round.
Coromandel Four Square is in for the win
Four Square Coromandel wins prize for best store at 2021 Foodstuffs North Island Awards.
Father, daughter relationship in tatters after crash claims unborn baby's life
Michael Eichler, 58, admitted 2 Land Transport Act charges and will be sentenced in March.
Hamilton's new weekend late-night bus is a hit
The regional council's Flex bus celebrated a successful first weekend with 59 bookings.
Te Huia adds airport station stop and more daytime trips
Train will terminate in downtown Auckland at The Strand Station on weekdays.
Waikato tourism chief takes off to Air New Zealand
HWT CEO Jason Dawson is leaving the Regional Tourism Organisation in February.
Spring Hill prison officer facing corruption charges gives up suppression bid
The Auckland man didn't pursue his suppression bid in court.
No stopping for Cancer Society annual fundraiser
All funds provide supportive care for people with cancer, and for their carers
Channel markers fixed after tsunami surges
Marine 'road signs' lifted by currents and dragged into and around harbours.
Woman killed by train was with her very young newborn
The baby killed in the Hamilton train tragedy was less than a week old.
Te Awamutu personal trainers to fundraise for Tonga
Te Awamutu sisters Sharnae and Tyrah Rowland come together to help Tonga.
Firearms threat made to Waipā District Council after dog seized
Staff were told to remain inside while the threat was investigated.
Give Waikato places a boost in national search for the Best of Summer
Put the Waikato on the map by voting in the NZ Herald's Best of Summer campaign.
Reprieve for group working to save theatre
New dedicated community trust could run repurposed Founders Theatre
Death on Tairua Bar: Coastguard launch warnings existed
Tairua-Pauanui Coastguard took 20 minutes to launch over sandbar, say witnesses.
Hamilton keeps the wheels turning for alternative transport
E-scooter operator Neuron Mobility just launched an e-bike fleet in Hamilton.
Equine world will still get their festival
Equine education, competition, shopping, and entertainment.
K'aute Pasifika kicks off new phase of vaccine rollout
Pacific Island Trust K'aute Pasifika now offering adult boosters and jabs for children
Woman, baby fatally struck by freight train at Hamilton station
Six ambulance vehicles were called to the station at 8.13am.
Focus: Woman and baby dead in Hamilton freight train incident
A woman and a baby are dead after they were struck by a freight train in Hamilton this morning. Video / Mike Scott
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