A National Party candidate favoured to win election questioned Covid death statistics and said `lower socio economics fill their tap water with raro`. Read...

A man is in hospital in critical condition after a fight outside a central city bar in Hamilton early this morning. Read...

Five battery-sparked fires have occurred in bags left at the Resource Recovery Centre and in kerbside bins since May. Read...

The new $80 million regional theatre for Waikato is $2m short of its needed capital funding. Read...

Police are looking for a person who may have fresh burn injuries after a van exploded in Hamilton last night. Read...

Lewis Hamilton says he wants to `improve the pipeline` for children from diverse backgrounds to work in industries around science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Read...

Sonning Carpark in Hamilton will now be called Opoia Paa following a vote by Hamilton City Council today. Read...

A jury has cleared a man of sexually assaulting his partner`s teenage daughter by reason of insanity because he was suffering from `sexsomnia`. Read...

The callous and cruel killing of a Hamilton man, who was beaten to death then dumped in a rural water trough, has seen three people jailed for at least 18 years. Read...

Lewis Hamilton says his decision to sign a new contract with Mercedes was motivated by the fact he and the team have `unfinished business` in Formula 1. Read...