Eels well that ends well
An Auckland hunter lost for three nights in bush near Benneydale resorted to eating raw eels to stave off hunger before being rescued.Anti mining talk of 'war'
By JEFF NEEMS - Waikato Times
The Government's continued push to free up parts of the Conservation Department estate for mining operations has been described as "the great betrayal" by Coromandel environmentalists.
Bomb-joke man offered a break
By AARON LEAMAN and NICOLA BRENNAN - Waikato Times
A Gisborne man arrested at Hamilton International Airport yesterday for joking there was a bomb in his luggage may avoid conviction.
Bishop asks for Govt rethink
The head of the Anglican Church in the Waikato has called on the Government to reinstate the axed Te Hurihanga youth justice facility in Hillcrest.
Who's your Valentine?
Waikato Times
Sunday is St Valentines Day, the chance to show that special person in your life you care.
No need for screens, cameras
Bill Millar, a taxi driver in Otorohanga for 48 years, believes the Government should just leave him to do his job rather than looking at making him install security features.
'More babies' way to beat changes
A Hamilton budget advisory expert is warning solo mothers may opt to have more children in order to avoid Government requirements to find work when their youngest child turns 6.
No cooking up a storm
Thefts blamed on gang debts
Chiefs 'fit and confident'
The Chiefs are ready to kick off their Super 14 rugby season in South Africa in a better state of preparedness than last year despite the absence of a couple of backline stars.
Players duck and dive in off-season moves
The five Waikato teams could have a very different look to them when the restructured Northern League soccer tournament starts up on March 20.
Rider pushes hard
McKechnie eyes NZ win
Scott left out of All Whites
Hamilton All White Aaron Scott is out of the national squad for the next warmup game and his place at the World Cup could be in doubt.
The Suleiman returns
Te Awamutu trainer Robert Priscott will give prominent harness racing owners John Green and Tony Garelja the opportunity to win further Group spoils with a horse named The Suleiman.
Karma fuels Charma
There was division in the Charma camp over just who the horse was named after but the consensus was the Volksraad gelding was chock-full of potential.
Veloce Bella shows pace Brosnan lacks
Auckland Reactor flies flag in US market
Zarzuela wrings tears
The first pleasant surprise was enough to reduce Angela Paykel to tears; the second made her blush.
Sponsored links
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
Cambridge Golf Club is rethinking a plan for a $4.4 million redevelopment of course land that would free up 8.8 hectares for property development.
Market slow as investors await reform
Waikato jobless rate under NZ average
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.
Hand-made with love
When Twinny Dusterwald brought his young family to New Zealand from Germany about 20 years ago, he couldn't find the simple, hand-made wooden toys they had back home.
Sharing the love
Valentine's Day is just around the corner and there is nothing more romantic than a delicious someone to share a Sunday brunch with.
Master of the dark places
Artists in residence
Waikato on a plate
With the great debate over food miles, carbon footprints and the slow food movement, consumers are increasingly looking local when it comes to what they eat.
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?
