A teenage girl and a man have been arrested over the theft of a cache of firearms in Hamilton this week.

A woman and her young nephew had a lucky escape after their home caught fire, causing severe damage to almost half the house.

Waikato's Ukrainian community, supported by the region's European community gathered in Hamilton for a protest on Saturday. At the protest, they sang the Ukrainian National Anthem "Shche ne vmerla Ukrainy i slava, i volia" - "The glory and freedom of Ukraine has not yet perished". Video / Danielle Zollickhofer