Twenty-six witnesses are listed for the nine-day trial of two Hamilton men.

Several cars were impounded and ridiculous speeds reached on Waikato roads at the weekend

A portion of SH1B, on the outskirts of Hamilton, has been closed after a crash

An officer was left with facial injuries after a confrontation with an alleged burglar

About 20 people ordered out of terminal.

More than 20 hot air balloons to provide a spectacle in Hamilton today.

Five special shapes will be among those floating high at annual balloon event.

From a young age Liam McGirr chased Hot Air Balloons on his pushbike - this week he pilots his own balloon as part of Balloons Over Waikato. Made with funding from New Zealand On Air.

Hamilton woman disgusted after finding fly eggs on her KFC drumstick

The Maori King says his cousin, the current MP, has no mana now.

A high-speed chase follows a ram raid at a Hamilton petrol station.

A Hamilton woman will go to prison for almost five years.

Searchers have confirmed that the body of a 21-year-old student missing at Lake Karapiro has been found.

Watch: A dramatic video of a fight on Hamilton's main street has emerged.

An alleged "smooth-talking" motel burglar has been arrested in Hamilton.

Robyn Wyber made it barely a few steps down her hallway when her unit was shaken by a massive bang.

Emergency services are tackling a house fire in Hamilton.

A man convinced a motel receptionist that a guest had nearly been abducted and he was there to retrieved her belongings.

How many languages can you speak? Hamilton resident Christian Damba knows eight languages and is now adding Te Reo as his ninth. - Made with funding from NZ on Air

The mother of a boy injured in a hit-and-run is asking for changes to his school bus route before a child gets killed.

The family of Nicky Stevens, who died after leaving a Hamilton mental health facility unescorted, have labelled a report into his death "backside covering".

Firefighters have put out a large blaze at a Waikato sandblasting premises this evening.

An draft plan outlining a major redevelopment of Hamilton Zoo has finally been revealed after a two-and-a-half year delay - but the $80,00 document may be dumped in favour of a native wild life park with no exotic animals if the new mayor gets his way.

Allen Inoke was oblivious to his secret little passenger when he dropped off a loan car in Hamilton yesterday.

His missing five-year-old daughter will be "scared to bits", Allen Inoke said.

Security was high in the Hamilton Coroner's Court this morning as a witness was brought in from custody to give evidence.

A truck dropped a steel beam on State Highway 1 through Hamilton this morning, causing delays for motorists.

Extra beds will be allowed in treatment and family rooms from today at one of our major regional hospitals but it has been revealed some clinical leaders did not initially support the move.

Mazda Demio owners are being warned to keep their "pint-sized pride and joy" locked and alarmed after dozens were stolen in Waikato in the past two months.

Police believe David Thompson is in Hamilton and is known to have associates across Waikato.