Promise on road project broken
The Waikato Expressway will not be completed anywhere near the 10-year window promised by the National Party as part of its 2008 election campaign, according to data tabled at Waikato's regional transport committee meeting yesterday.Rape accused retains supression
By AARON LEAMAN and NICOLA BRENNAN - Waikato Times
LATEST: A Tamahere man jointly accused with a woman of raping young women walking alone in central Hamilton was today granted name suppression until Friday.
Australian tourist arrested over bomb joke
Waikato Times
An Australian tourist was arrested at Hamilton International Airport this morning for joking that there was a bomb in his luggage.
'Red as lobster' student blames principal
By ROB KIDD - Waikato Times
A Fairfield College student who is allergic to the sun says he was forced to stand outside for a school assembly despite twice telling principal Julie Small about his condition.
$25 lands dream house by lake
By MARYANNE TWENTYMAN - Waikato Times
A former Hamilton man who shuns the limelight has landed himself right in it after winning a lakeside home near Karapiro.
Disabled racer takes on big guns
When New Plymouth man Dean Probyn broke his neck as a passenger in a head-on car crash 19 years ago, driving a boat at more than 160 kilometres an hour probably seemed like an unlikely scenario.
Smelly river prompts cleanup call
A call from Greens co-leader Russel Norman for improved protection of the region's waterways, after kayaking on a river smelling of cow faeces, has gained traction with councils and Federated Farmers.
Foodies leave Kawhia with rounded tummies
Frogs and fans will be hopping
Troublesome talent signs up
The new Waikato Pistons import is a tattooed trash-talker with a history of off-court woes who may be the league's best player in recent history.
Chiefs call new winger
Bay of Plenty rookie winger Jason Hona has been plucked from the wider training group to accompany the Chiefs on their season-opening overseas tour.
Knights clinch semifinal berth
A win-less pre-season
Derby rolling into city
It might not be the sport mothers want their darlings to play, but roller derby is booming around the world and hopefully it's rolling into Hamilton soon.
Veloce Bella shows pace Brosnan lacks
Two crocks have burst into contention for this weekend's Gr I $200,000 Darci Brahma International Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa after combining for a commanding Hamilton Cup win on the same course on Saturday.
Auckland Reactor flies flag in US market
When Auckland Reactor left Auckland on a flight for Los Angeles on Monday, it was not only the start of a new chapter in his career but what exporters are hoping will be a kick start to a failing United States market.
Zarzuela underdone
Six O’Clock News to steer a new course
Zarzuela wrings tears
The first pleasant surprise was enough to reduce Angela Paykel to tears; the second made her blush.
Sponsored links
Rain slows decline in production
Fonterra is on track to grow milk production by about 1 per cent this season, with recent rain helping to slow the rapid decline in production in the upper North Island.
Selling Waikato's tourism assets
Almost a year after she was appointed as regional tourism manager for Hamilton and Waikato Regional Tourism and Hamilton International Airport, the most challenging times still lie ahead for Kiri Goulter.
Golf club revisits plan
Market slow as investors await reform
Eviction triggers review
Waikato's first case before the new Real Estate Agents Authority will be a dispute over a Rukuhia lifestyle block.
Rain slows decline in production
Fonterra is on track to grow milk production by about 1 per cent this season, with recent rain helping to slow the rapid decline in production in the upper North Island.
Emaciated cow debate hits wall
DairyNZ says the public discussion on body condition scoring of cows, started when Clive Dalton photographed an emaciated mob at a Waikato saleyards before Christmas, is going nowhere.
Farming one-stop-shop signs deal
New livestock scheme 'trade tariff'
Skinny cows prompt meeting
A mob of emaciated cows sold at Morrinsville before Christmas were in worse condition than animals suffering from the effects of the Waikato drought.
Master of the dark places
It's 4pm on a Tuesday and Richard Lewer is covered in charcoal.
Artists in residence
It's 11am, the sun is shining brightly and I'm looking across to Tairua's Shoe Island.
A ride to remember
Rescue remedy
Sink or swim?
There's a pretty simple test to find out the worth of teaching kids to swim.
The government will fly it alongside the New Zealand flag at government sites, including the Auckland Harbour Bridge on Saturday - should city and district councils in the Waikato follow suit and fly the Tino Rangatiratanga flag from their buildings to mark Waitangi Day?
