O Week students take to Tauranga streets
Bay of Plenty Polytechnic students flooded the streets of Tauranga in colour for a traditional O Week celebration. More than 100 students...
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Standing raises bar for Waikato-BOP
Hamilton-based Regan Standing broke a 2m 11cm high jump record on Sunday. Photo: Libby Wilson A near-on 20-year high jump...
Organisation offers hope to chained, neglected dogs
Dogs come in many shapes and sizes but one thing remains the same - they all require food, water and...
Hamilton vagrants anti-social: claim
Some Hamilton business owners are calling for action against vagrants they claim are behaving anti-socially in the south end of...
Hamilton vagrants anti-social: claim (2)
Hamilton’s homeless are in the spotlight as the council and police respond to complaints about abusive behaviour in the central...
Wintec Marae celebrates its first anniversary
Wintec’s Te Kopu o Kirikiriroa Marae celebrated its first anniversary with an early morning powhiri. Wintec Director Maori Hera White,...
Wintec music student through to final X Factor audition
A Wintec music student will sing tomorrow for a place in TV’s X Factor finals, after making it through to...
Lock up your sheets, the students are coming
More than 2000 students are expected to parade in this year’s Orientation Week toga march on Wednesday. GEARING UP: John...
Cody Cooper wins Motocross second round
Thousands gathered in the small Waikato town of Patetonga last weekend to watch a thrilling second round of the 2013...
Young guns win The Rev cycle race
Two young guns took out the elite categories in the Avantidrome REV Cycle race in front of hundreds of spectators...
International tattoo and art expo adds colour at Claudelands
Claudelands Showgrounds is full of colour and sound this weekend as it hosts the third International Tattoo and Art Expo....
Exhibition featuring Christchurch artists previews on anniversary of earthquake
Two years to the day after the Christchurch earthquake, works dealing with its aftermath are going on show at the...
Ramp Gallery reopens at Wintec
The Ramp Gallery is set for its reopening. Photos: Gemma Stanbridge It’s all go at Hamilton’s Ramp Gallery as the...
Martians kidnap journalism students
Martians spirited away an entire class of journalism students this week – leaving tutors baffled and bewildered. The 20-odd students...
Wastewater treatment pond may generate power
A $3 million wastewater treatment site which includes an innovative collection pond design opened last week in Waitoa. The pond...
Community boards under threat of closure
The future of three community boards is under threat as the Matamata-Piako District Council believes them unnecessary. Six appeals in total were...
International art collaboration opens at Waikato Museum
Hamilton artist and Wintec School of Media Arts tutor Tim Croucher has teamed up with internationally renowned Chinese artist Xu...
Cruising down the river on a Sunday afternoon…
The Waikato River is once again open for business after a custom-built river cruiser – the Waikato River Explorer –...
“It’s all about just getting out there and going for it”
In the modern suburb of Rototuna with its generic brick homes all in neat rows, sitting in the warm lounge...
Sports lover’s eventful life
Hamish, 33, is a typical guy - and that’s what makes him so interesting. Work, sports, gaming, he does it...
Casabella Lane traders band together for first market day
The CBD may be a dead zone to some, but Casabella Lane’s first market day has been crowned a success....
Peachgrove Intermediate and Artmakers team up to dress buddies
Peachgrove Intermediate pupils were given the chance to dress and name a cardboard cut out of a child at Artmakers,...
Lifeline Waikato set up fundraising page
Lifeline Waikato, which handles thousands of calls from people in need every year, has set up a fundraising page to collect ...
Tauranga Coastguard visits boat expo
The Tauranga Volunteer Coastguard and one of their boats were at the city's boat expo over the weekend. The group...