A Hamilton man says he must have fallen asleep after celebrating his birthday before veering off the road and crashing head-on into a car, killing its passenger.

An elderly Hamilton woman whose house was crashed into on Mother's Day suffered a heart attack just hours later, and died on Tuesday.

The husband of the Hamilton Zoo curator who was killed by a tiger last year is said to be unhappy at the support shown for his late wife's family by Hamilton City Council.

A man accused of attacking a Hamilton police officer which left him nursing multiple injuries is alleged to have jumped the station's front counter.

The officer tried to help with a query but ended up with a fractured cheek, cuts and bruises, and had to be taken to hospital for treatment.

Police warning over man's actions when he talked to 10-year-old girl in Hamilton.

A blaze which severely damaged a Hamilton bakery was caused by a deep fryer being left on.

Police are asking for the public's help in tracing the movements of a Hamilton man before his body was discovered in a car found crashed in a stream.

The sister of the man who died after his car crashed into a Waikato stream overnight has posted a moving tribute to her brother.

Eric Gerritsen was fined $115,000 for impeding the WorkSafe's investigation into the collapse of the "Mammoth Slide", which left a number of children injured.

Up to one in four property sales in parts of provincial NZ are now to Aucklanders, with many buyers forced from city as prices spiral beyond their means.

A Hamilton apartment block that severely damaged by fire early today is believed to have started after an occupant fell asleep smoking a cigarette, neighbours say.

Close to 20 per cent of homes and businesses in the Waikato city are now connected to ultra-fast broadband.

A man is still on the run following an assault on a young woman in her Hamilton home last Sunday.

Police attended an assault in Massey St, Frankton, at about 1.20am today.

One of the most expensive properties in Hamilton bought by Auckland CEO, who plans to commute.

A Hamilton woman was killed instantly after losing control of her car in her driveway, speeding off and driving it through her neighbour's fence.

A Hamilton man who bludgeoned an elderly man to death with a bottle of bourbon has been sentenced to a minimum of 13 years' jail.

Two people have been seriously injured after a car drove off the third floor of a carpark building in Hamilton.

Smoke was seen billowing across Hamilton in the early hours of this morning as fire crews battled a large restaurant fire.

Two Hamilton Zoo staff confronted by a tiger who had just mauled their colleague have been recognised for their quick-thinking actions.

She suffered a broken leg after alleged drink driver smashed into group of pedestrians.

A man has been charged with attempted murder after two stabbings in Hamilton yesterday, one of which left a man with life-threatening injuries.

Armed police have surrounded an address in a Hamilton suburb after a stabbing incident.

Average Hamilton property values have posted a massive 21 per cent rise average in the just released three-yearly council revaluations.

Thief stole a "large quantity" of cigarettes and tobacco and used a mountain bike as a getaway vehicle.

Auditor says Samantha Kudeweh's life could've been saved had council undertaken a more thorough investigation following a near miss in 2013.