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A heartless fraud

As a grieving father prepared to bury his son a worker started cleaning out his bank account. Aaron Leaman reports.

Accused named in $1.4m case

Waikato Times

A woman at the centre of an alleged $1.4 million bank fraud in the Waikato can now be named.

Fuel Festival runs on empty

By ROB KIDD - Waikato Times

Hamilton might lose one of its premier arts festivals after organisers confirmed a $50,000 deficit after this year's programme.

Police hunt armed dairy robber

Waikato Times

A man armed with a gun attempted to rob a Hamilton East dairy yesterday afternoon.

Teens rounded up

Waikato Times

Five teenagers were arrested for a series of car break-ins at Melville overnight.

Stickers theft bewildering

Thieves have swiped up to $20,000 worth of "pavement stickers", part of a campaign to raise awareness for the Waikato SPCA's new headquarters, from around central Hamilton.

Indoor centre at design stage

A group has been set up to consider designs for the proposed indoor sport and events centre in Tokoroa.

Historic hotel to be restored

Working for better community

Kahui back – on the bench

Richard Kahui All Blacks star Richard Kahui is to return to top rugby for Waikato via the bench against North Harbour at Albany on Saturday night after getting the all-clear from medical staff.

Kahui's busting to play

All Black star Richard Kahui is an outside chance to return to competitive rugby for Waikato this weekend.

Stint with British club an eye-opener

HBHS effort makes a third title possible

Anesi's legs in run for Chiefs spot

Sosene Anesi has not been offered a contract by the Waratahs for a second Super rugby season and he wants to return to the Chiefs.

Gently stoking the fire

Cambridge galloper Firebolt, New Zealand's sole entry in the A$1 million Epsom Handicap at Randwick on October 2, is battling against time to make the Sydney feature but showed he was going the right way with a fine trials win at Te Teko yesterday.

Like father like son

Brett McDonald's own Mudgway Partsworld Stakes triumph was consigned to a distant and far less significant second place on Saturday.

Dude primed for Spring Classic

Spratt eyes a change of luck on Mufhasa

Banchee burns up the track

Star filly Banchee carried the colours of Peter and Philip Vela for the first time at the Te Teko trials.

Construction firms set for hard times ahead

Commercial building consents in Hamilton city have hit a low, with just four consents approved last month, and construction companies are warning of a tough 18 months ahead.

Hospitality couple gear up for world rowing champs

Sandra and Leslie Marston plan to let the food do the talking for them at their newest venture.

Historic Hotel to be restored to glory

Students sell their wares at trade fair

No Kiwi takers for World Cup business club

Local businesses are yet to have registered for the Rugby World Cup 2011 Business Club.

NZ title now in environment awards

The Waikato's cleanest and greenest farmer will go head to head with other regional winners in next year's Ballance Farm Environment Awards.

Black beetle batters beleaguered farms

Dairy farmer Martin Henton is using his microlight to assess pasture damage done by the black beetle.

Fert firm has black beetle in gun sights

'Nit-picking' curbs cell count

$170m aid programme for dairying

Dairy farmers are to get more help on sustainable practices.

Shattered trust

What drives a loyal worker to betray the faith shown them and defraud their employer? As our courts deal with a slew of cases, Aaron Leaman investigates.

A spring in your step

Daffodils are not far away, and spring fashion is blooming.

Healthy bites

Curtain raised on stage fight

Diary of a shopaholic

In recent years Hamilton has been embroiled in debate over retail expansion to the north of the city.

Tinastrap
No Kiwi takers for World Cup business club

Local businesses are yet to have registered for the Rugby World Cup 2011 Business Club.

Retailstrap
Diary of a shopaholic

In recent years Hamilton has been embroiled in debate over retail expansion to the north of the city.

Powerhousestrap
Hospitality couple gear up for world rowing champs

Sandra and Leslie Marston plan to let the food do the talking for them at their newest venture.

Rugbysmall
Hopes Waikato are finally back on track

Mission achieved, but plenty of room for improvement.

Unicorn
A spring in your step

Daffodils are not far away, and spring fashion is blooming.

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