Obituary for a Stairway to Heaven
Hamilton Garden Place Library will be a construction zone for the next three months while contractors remove the escalator system. Work...
Year: 2014
![A cyclist was taken to hospital after being hit by a car while crossing Galloway Street this afternoon. “Basically, a cyclist crossing the road was hit by a vehicle coming down the road,” Police****SPAY57 (how do QIDs work?)**** said. Police, ambulances, and local civilians joined forces to cordon off a portion of the road around the cyclist and her bicycle. SPAY57 said, “I'm not too sure what the reason [for the accident] is – we have yet to speak to them properly.” Onlooker Kevin Wikitera said, “She was coming down the street, and tried to cut through traffic. Then the car came down the centre, I think, and hit her. The driver of the vehicle “wasn't going that fast”, said Wikitera. “He didn't see her, she didn't see him ... It was just bad timing.” SPAY57 said the woman's condition is not critical. “She's going to be okay.”](https://waikatoindependent.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/IMG_4536croppedsized3-300x127.jpg)
Cyclist injured in collision with car
A cyclist was taken to hospital after being hit by a car while crossing Galloway Street in Hamilton on Thursday....
Second gym for Morrinsville opening soon
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Human Books tell their stories
An initiative called the Human Library by the Garden Place library team to challenge cultural stereotypes is on this Saturday...
Stomach virus sweeps through student hostels
An outbreak of upset tummies swept through Waikato University’s Halls of Residence this morning. Several areas of Bryant Hall and...
A night at the museum
Families will be able to see history coming to life on Thursday at the Waikato Museum. The doors will stay...
Hamilton-based mag releases second edition
Naomi Johnston never set out to make a fashion magazine. She wanted to make a publication which did not rely...
Triumphant hardcore returns to the Meteor
Local bands are returning to Hamilton’s Meteor Theatre this weekend for the annual Hamtown Smakdown hardcore music festival. The festival...
Top o’ the mornin’ to yous…
Staff at Biddy Mulligan’s were all on deck by 6:30am today firing up the barbie and hanging orange and green...
Science writer inspires audience at Hamilton Book Month
The sciences aren’t for everyone, but writer and historian Rebecca Priestley thoroughly entertained her guests at the weekly Book...
A yarn of success
Author and journalist Rosemary McLeod recounted memories of her New Zealand childhood at her exhibition launch With Bold Needle &...
Home crowd ecstatic as Chiefs win 36-20
Chiefs coach Dave Rennie is looking for further improvement from his side after their win over the Stormers at Waikato...
Top cyclists compete in Waikato
This weekend sees New Zealand’s best cyclists hit the track at the new Avantidrome. New Zealand riders warm up on...
Hutton’s worker moving forward after third redundancy
With the closure of the Hutton’s factory looming one of its workers is fortunate to have lined up a new...
New owner brings fresh air to Yot Club
The new owner of Raglan’s Yot Club is breathing fresh air into the iconic venue with a double-header weekend featuring...
Sustainability the cornerstone for new Tuhoe headquarters
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Executioner goes down to The Giant
New Zealand took a pounding at the Knees of Fury international kickboxing event this weekend with heavyweight champion Avau...
Thai boxing packs the YMCA
A thousand fans packed the YMCA on Saturday night when Australasia’s longest-running fight series returned to New Zealand for the...
Mount Maunganui to hold Earth Hour market
The popularity of the Mount Maunganui Gourmet Night Market has driven organisers to hold a one-off market on March 29...
Suspicions are sparked over second scrub fire in Kopaki area
A second scrub fire in a week in the Kopaki area, south of Te Kuiti, is being treated as suspicious...
Cancer support organisation Canteen launches new initiative
Canteen, the organisation that cares for children with cancer, has branched out – to help children with a parent who...
For Waikato women, there is such a thing as a free lunch
A Waikato community radio station proved a turning point for the organiser of this year's International Women's Day in Hamilton....
Matamata rallies around ladies
Sports fees can be expensive, so Matamata Swifts ladies' football team coach Johno Crook and player Gemma Sliz are holding...
Community unite for victim of dog attack
Seven-year-old Japanese girl Sakurako Uehara is being treated in Middlemore Hospital after being attacked by four mastiff-cross dogs while visiting a...