Hamilton Zoo's male Sumatran tiger Oz will not be euthanised following the death of Zoo Curator Samantha Kudeweh.

The woman killed by a tiger at Hamilton Zoo today was senior staff member, Samantha Kudeweh.

A man found seriously injured in the toilets of a Hamilton bar had boot marks on his face and head, police say.

Police located two vehicles fleeing the scene of two burglaries in Hamilton overnight.

One of two people arrested in relation to the discovery of an elderly man's body in a public toilet last night has appeared in court charged with murder.

Name suppression has been lifted for the man accused of sparking four bomb threats after placing suspicious packages in two Hamilton parks.

Traffic has been affected near Hamilton this morning after what is believed to be a diesel spill.

A tourist has been found dead on a Hamilton road, but police say there was no foul play involved.

Waikato’s biggest party and events hire business based at Te Rapa near Hamilton and with a trading legacy of 27 years is up for sale.

Tributes flowed last night for a 23-year-old father, who died after accidentally going through a ranch-slider at a Hamilton property.

A body has been recovered from the Waikato River this morning, but police say it's too early to confirm its identity.

A student who went missing yesterday was in a "distressed state" and police have concerns for her safety.

'What I really wanted was our name to be cleared.' A Hamilton couple have broken their silence after their baby daughter died - and they were wrongly suspected.

The death of a 7-month-old Hamilton girl is no longer being treated as suspicious, police say.

A man who allegedly tried to entice a nine-year-old girl into his ute as she walked home from school in Hamilton on Thursday is being sought by police.

Greg Johnston's life was shattered the moment he received a phone call to say his little sister was unaccounted for in a devastating house fire.

Police say they are aware of two alleged incidents and have received one complaint involving a female teacher at a boys' Catholic college in Hamilton, but say no crime has been committed.

A female teacher at a Catholic boys' college has resigned amid allegations she had sex with two students.

Crowds gathered and bagpipe music played as a hearses containing the bodies were driven from the burnt remains of the house where three people died.

A passer-by is being hailed a hero after he jumped over a fence and repeatedly whacked a dog with a broom stick to stop it from attacking its owner.

Police are calling for witnesses to a fatal crash between a cyclist and courier van at an intersection near Hillcrest this morning.

New Zealand could soon have its first female Muslim politician in Parliament.

A judge has dismissed a Hamilton woman’s defence that a young boy’s mother gave him alcohol and not her as “beyond belief”.

A woman who was hit by a car in Hamilton early this morning has died of her injuries.

An 18-year-old man was due to appear in Hamilton District Court this morning following the stabbing of two teenagers in Hamilton yesterday morning.