Shihad front man mentors Hauraki Plains College
Shihad front man Jon Toogood visited Hauraki Plains College to do a workshop with music students. The NZ Music Commission...
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12 year old wins 8 swimming medals at the National Aims Games
Turua Primary school student Ciara Duncan has recently competed at the Aims Games and won a gold, seven silvers and...
Fringe: The Vegas Horror Show
From the first stunt, which involved Andre Vegas placing his victim in a box and sawing her in half then...
Hamilton men wax-off for KidsCan
Eleven brave men endured tears and pain for KidsCan, an organisation that supplies hungry school children with lunch, by having their chest, back...
Wax-off for Kidscan
Hamilton men get ready to “wax” your bodies to raise money for Kidscan. On Sunday October 14, 11 brave men...
Young builders hold roof shout
Hauraki Plains College students may be young - but they have just had a roof shout to celebrate the completion...
Raglan business mushrooms
Entering Lennart Prinz’s mushroom growing-room is like stepping into Narnia - only instead of a snowy wilderness inhabited by woodland...
Pink walk raises $2000 for breast cancer
It was a sea of pink at the Te Aroha Domain as Piako residents took part in the annual Pink...
User friendly garden remodelled for Te Aroha
The Te Aroha Lions Club has remodelled a garden area adjoining the Te Aroha Library creating a location for the...
Local chefs supporting breast cancer research
Local chefs will be showcasing their signature dishes as part of The New Zealand Chefs Association’s (NZCA) Chefs Love Breasts...
Sci-fi exhibition comes to town
An exhibition celebrating New Zealand science fiction artworks is set to open at Waikato Museum on November 10. White Cloud...
Young musician in famous footsteps
A Waikato schoolgirl has taken out a coveted national music award previously won by stars including Kimbra and Brooke Fraser....
Wintec’s student parking causing headaches
City campus Wintec students are frustrated with the cost and lack of space for student parking, but staff say this...
Hamilton smoke-free policy commits to New Zealand 2025 goal
Garden Place and other Hamilton areas are set to go smoke-free after city councillors voted for a policy to ban...
Family share Olympic pride
Medal winning cyclist Phillipa Gray, 23, is at home with her family in Turua on a well-deserved holiday after the...
Young Nelson three win Smokefreerockquest
New Vinyl, a quirky three-piece band, took out a major New Zealand music award at the national final of Smokefreerockquest in...
Winning photo set to make lasting impression
The winning work in this year’s World Press Photography Exhibition could become an iconic image, according to the curator...
From boy racers to car enthusiasts
Opinion The Friday night scene on Hamilton’s Te Rapa Straight has become a lot different compared to how it was...
First gold for Hauraki Plains College jazz band
Hauraki Plains College’s jazz band was awarded a gold award for the first time at this year’s annual festival of...
Wintec award winner proud to call New Zealand home
South African immigrant Barry Bester’s new start in New Zealand has been supported by Wintec with a $1000 Adult Learner...
Paris beckons for young designer
Joshua Fache has a passion for fashion – and he wants to take it to Paris. The AUT fashion design...
Hamilton Zoo celebrates Conservation Week
In celebration of Conservation Week 2012 Hamilton Zoo is hosting a range of different experiences which highlights the theme “uncovering...
Te Miro primary plants new classroom
"Awesome.’’ That was all 5-year-old Sophia Wilkins had to say when asked what she thought of the newly-planted outside classroom at Te Miro...
‘White space’ technology the way forward for rural communities
The use of new ‘white space’ technology has been welcomed by Rural Women New Zealand as a possible solution for...