Hamilton puff shops unlikely to re-open for now – Bennett
Hamilton East MP David Bennett says puff shops are very unlikely to re-open in Hamilton this year. A 21-day suspension...
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Waikato schools take advantage of world class velodrome
St Paul's and Dio riders line up before training at Cambridge's Avantidrome. Photo: Oliver Dunn Schools from around the Waikato...
Earth Hour market an example for future
An estimated 4000 people pledged their support for Earth Hour in Mount Maunganui on Saturday night. Mauao Performing Arts Centre and...
12-year-old a champion rider
Number one: Charlotte Chittick pictured with her pony Buster after winning Under 13 Champion Rider of the Year. Photo:...
Caesar marches on Auckland
Julius "Caesar" Poananga fights professionally for the first time on Saturday night. Photo: Don Rowe One of Hamilton’s top mixed...
Hamilton businesses support job seekers
Hamilton based Momento Café is starting a new project to help keen job seekers find employment. Owners Craig and Courtenay Paul...
Small Beginnings for Waipa Dyslexia Advocacy group
The first meeting of the Waipa Dyslexia Advocacy group The recently founded Waipa Dyslexia Advocacy group has held its first...
Astrophysicist inspires listeners at Ipenz centenary
Hundreds turned out at the Hamilton Gardens last night to listen to the director of the California-based Jet Propulsion Laboratory....
The Latest Fallout play lunch time gig at Morrinsville College
Hamilton band The Latest Fallout played a show at Morrinsville College on Tuesday, during the third week of their North...
Balloon lift-off disappoints
Hundreds of excited onlookers were left disappointed this morning after the annual mass ascension event for Balloons Over Waikato was...
River swim creates big splash
About 200 swimmers are expected to compete in the annual Five Bridges River Swim at on Sunday April 6. The...
Tens of thousands expected at balloon festival
The biggest and brightest Balloons Over Waikato festival lifts off tomorrow (March 26) with a Hamilton Mass Ascension at 7.30am from...
Hamilton student addicted to legal highs
The recent decision to suspend the sale of synthetic cannabinoids has encouraged a recovering Hamilton addict to share her struggles...
Top award goes to PR student
Wintec’s School of Media Arts students were honoured in a special ceremony at the Atrium last night. Coinciding with graduation...
Garden Place protest against free trade agreement set for Saturday
Hamilton residents will gather in Garden Place this Saturday to protest against the Pacific rim free trade negotiations. Organiser of...
Ngaruawahia skatepark revamp excites local skaters
Construction started on an upgrade of Ngaruawahia Skate Park last week and skaters are buzzing about it. The Waikato District...
Women of St Aidan’s await bishop’s address
The women of St Aidan’s church are excitedly awaiting the arrival of newly appointed Bishop Helen-Ann Hartley, as she addresses...
Helpers of homeless face move from central city
Claire Chapman, founder of Hamilton Homeless. Photo: Nancy El-Gamel For the past three weeks Claire Chapman, with the help of...
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...
![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
A second gym for Morrinsville is close to opening with construction almost finished, and equipment starting to arrive. The small...
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...
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...