Local News
There goes my hero
MOSHED: Anxious Waikato Independent reporter Kyra Dawson (centre), and partner Neil Piccione, eager to escape the holding pen at Mt Smart...
Foo Fighters rock extended 3-hour set at Mt Smart Stadium
If you ask someone who has seen them live before, you will know Foo Fighters have a massive reputation to live...
Magic first game in Tokoroa
Top netball came to Tokoroa for the first time at the weekend. MAGIC TOUCH: Fijian defender Mere Neiliko fights Magic...
Artist draws first blood
The macabre sight of 10 self-portraits drawn in blood greeted visitors to the Hamilton International Tattoo Expo last weekend. Sydney-based...
Multi-media students explore web possibilities
Class of 2014: Wintec journalism students and tutors. Photo: Naomi Johnston Study with us Journalism at Wintec is taught as...
Student work on parade at fashion show
http://vimeo.com/111314453 Alexandra Street is set to echo with the sound of stiletto heels when the School of Media Arts stages...
Te Kete Kōrero achieves milestone
http://youtu.be/E32cmNo079Q The team at Te Kete Kōrero is discussing how they are going to move forward with the fourth edition of...
New survey asks: what is Hamilton?
A new exhibition encourages visitors to ask what it is that makes Hamilton unique. Survey Hamilton is a multimedia exhibition...
Sonic artist warps gramophone
Sonic artist Kent Macpherson is fascinated by the sounds inanimate objects produce. Using the latest technologies, he works to capture...
Book celebrates 50-year art career
A book celebrating 50 years of ground-breaking abstract art has been created by three leading figures in New Zealand’s art...
The Darlimurla letters: researcher documents voices from the past
When the passenger liner Lusitania was controversially torpedoed with great loss of life during World War 1, the impact was...
World’s longest piano visits the Tron
Although it was not Media Arts team leader Cate Prestidge’s idea to bring the world's longest piano to Hamilton, her...
‘It enriches my life’
Riding for the Disabled in Hamilton relies on its volunteers.
Zoo favourites
Hamilton Zoo visitors get a helping hand from the volunteers.
Cats in safe hands
Volunteering at SPCA is the cat's whiskers for vet nurse Debbie.
Wintec music students to shine at The Meteor
Hamilton’s emerging music stars will take to the stage at The Meteor on November 26 as part of a series...
Street party to celebrate city milestones
When models take to the catwalk for the annual Wintec fashion show in Alexandra Street on November 22 they will...
Roadside survey reveals the truth
EYE OPENER: Through his photographs, Mark Purdom manages to find beauty in the rubbish New Zealanders' throw away. What happens...
Students win Prime Minister’s scholarships
SCHOLARS ALL: Simon Young, Josh King, Kirstie Dawson-Smith, Ben Gomas, Ezra Hirawani and Faranisese Baya Fox A handful of dedicated...
Barry Hopkins Gallery opens at Waikato Museum
More than 100 art lovers packed into the Waikato Museum foyer for the opening of the Barry Hopkins Gallery. The...
Pam Corkery set to explode at Wintec Press Club
Broadcasting legend and controversial media-basher Pam Corkery is guest speaker at the next Wintec Press Club free lunch extravaganza –...
Perseverance plays off for the piano Mann
“Ambitious.†That’s about as much as some people would say to Adrian Mann’s face when he’d tell them he was...
New home in Hamilton
Red Cross volunteer support worker Jason Cargo helps migrants from Afghanistan resettle in Hamilton.