"The Killer" v SBW
Waikato Times reporter Jonathan Carson stepped into the ring with Sonny Bill Williams
Hit and run link
William Hoskins was killed after being run over as he walked home from his cousin's wedding. The driver was not alone in the car.
Lower ticket prices next year
Parachute was winding ticket prices for next year’s event, confirmed for Mystery Creek, back to 2009 prices which will help more people to afford entry.
Parachute 2012 coverage
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The art of noise at Parachute
Photographer Irene Streten used the inaugural Parachute Music Festival craft fair, today, to launch an art competition.
Recharge station at Parachute helps
It was the first time the telco, a sponsor of Parachute this year, brought the mobile charging station with it to the festival.
Magistrate linked to hit and run
Killer Carson v Sonny Bill Williams
Children tell Bennett they fear going home
Poverty in New Zealand 'shocking'
Truck smash takes another life
St Joseph's principal put on indefinite leave
Hurt by church - Aaron Gillespie
Poverty in New Zealand 'shocking'
Magistrate linked to hit and run
Online postings can be destructive
Truck smash takes another life
Parachute music festival founder asks for help
Controversial revision of Bible receives approval
Children tell Bennett they fear going home
Children tell Bennett they fear going home
Hamilton residents not laughing at eviction joke
Poverty in New Zealand 'shocking'
Chinese given nod to buy disputed Crafar dairy estate
Crafar farms sale to Chinese group approved
Chinese given nod
One of a swag of Government conditions on buyer Shanghai Pengxin is that it puts at least $14 million into helping farm manager Landcorp upgrade the Crafar farms.
Online postings can be destructive
Kiwi children are potentially destroying their futures online and parents should keep tabs on them.
Avalanche City 'turn it up'
Rescuers in need of recruits
Pure power comes to Meremere
Staying cool at over 200kmh on the dragway is all about "cojones".
Chance to show gains
Barring another downpour, Waikato FC should tomorrow finally get the chance to show the strides they've made in the Premiership.
Life on the crest of a wave
Raglan surfer Billy Stairmand is living the dream, but his goal is to be part of the ASP World Tour.
Latham races towards Olympics
Knights rolled for 99
"The Killer" v SBW
Many have scoffed at Sonny Bill Williams' boxing ability, but very few have stepped in the ring with him.
Pengxin gets nod; rivals sharpen knives
Conditions to buy the Crafar farms are not the hurdles Pengxin faces, writes Andrea Fox.
Federated Farmers joins row
Federated Farmers has added its voice to the list of unbelievers that Government proposals to reform the milk market will bring down the retail price of milk.
Key called into question over farms
Professor moving from Massey
New Telecom strategy may take year
Telecom may take the best part of a year to chart a new direction after its structural separation in November.
Federated Farmers joins row
Federated Farmers has added its voice to the list of unbelievers that Government proposals to reform the milk market will bring down the retail price of milk.
Key called into question over farms
With the Crafar Farms finally set to go to Chinese hands, Prime Minister John Key has been accused of "weak-kneed leadership" over the sale.
Professor moving from Massey
Wool prices dip as supply rises
Spray dryer ready to run in April
Waikato Innovation Park is reporting interest from a wide range of food companies in buying user time in its $11 million new product development spray dryer plant.
Thank goodness for the foolhardy
A beam of light from the local wharf cop shone on us. "Allo allo allo," he boomed. "What's all this then, a spot of sodomy?"
Water hogs should go with the flow
Labour risks following Kodak
That fantastic, superior breed
Editorial - Milk checks no surprise
Perhaps the only real surprise about the Government's move to rein in Fonterra's market power is that New Zealand's biggest company professed itself surprised.
Aust may help Kiwis
Australia is looking to ease residency requirements for 100,000 Kiwis denied welfare and other entitlements across the Tasman.
Man hospitalised after violent attack
The Queenstown bouncer who leaked footage of Mike Tindall has been charged with assault.
Last Rena dotterel dies
Farmer dies in powerline shock
Burns victim on comeback trail
Sixteen months ago, Nelson mountainbiker Jamie Nicoll was given a 10 per cent chance of living after a mountainbike accident.
Strong earthquake rattles Japan
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 jolted eastern Japan on Saturday morning.
Syria violence kills 37
Security forces killed 37 people in Syria on Friday, activists and residents said, as people in Homs mourned 14 members of a family.
Aus Day protesters tipped off
Taliban willing to compromise
'Barefoot Bandit' jailed
"Barefoot Bandit" Colton Harris-Moore has been jailed for 6 1/2 years for his infamous two-year, international crime spree.
A dog's life
After a rash of dog attacks around the country, Alistair Bone goes on patrol with an SPCA Inspector.
An entertainer to his last breath
In his younger years Pirongia's Ken Ireton was a member of The Mercs which won the national Battle Of The Bands contest.
Desperation to play at Parachute
Kelly Donovan at Parachute craft fair
Spirit of the land
From this special garden comes fresh organic food grown according to tikanga, a veritable taste sensation, full of nutrients.
Bible digital friendlier with update
Thousands will turn to digital versions of the Bible at the Parachute Christian Music Festival at Mystery Creek this weekend.
Peripherals and software
With a box of carefully researched computer parts under his arm, technology editor Chris Gardner recently headed to Need A Nerd's workshop in Hamilton to build a new machine.
Wikipedia offline in protest
Optical disk drives
Me and my gadget - Lync 2010
Damon Kelly, chief executive of Hamilton-based Enlighten Designs, tells Chris Gardner why a piece of software is his favourite gadget.
'I never kiss girls'
Kelly Clarkson "finds it funny" that people think she is a lesbian.
Demi Moore 911 call released
Demi Moore was convulsing and "barely conscious" after smoking something, according to a frantic 911 call this week.
Media couple wed
Here we go again
Seal 'extremely emotional'
Seal feels wracked with emotions in the midst of his separation from Heidi Klum.
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