Raglan surfer takes out Rip Curl Pro
A top Raglan surfer rode her local knowledge to a win in difficult conditions at the weekend Rip Curl Pro....
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Hamilton constables play part in documenting Christchurch tragedy
Rare and sobering images of Christchurch’s February earthquake featured at the Waikato University Student Centre this week. As part of...
Listen up: Bat monitors need you
The Waikato Regional Council is on the lookout for bats in your neighbourhood. It is collecting information on where long-tailed...
Baseball: Our next big sport?
Baseball in New Zealand is taking off, with numbers playing the sport more than doubling in a year. “Membership throughout...
Kia kaha, Japan: Kiwis send message
“Kia Kaha Canterbury, Love from Japan,” reads a poster filled with photos of Japanese people holding signs of support for...
Twilight actors coming to Waikato
Waikato fans of Twilight are in for a treat when two actors from the films come to Hamilton next month...
Set for a blast
Days before thousands of music lovers take to central Hamilton streets for Soundscape, organisers of the annual event say ticket...
Mission achieved for Rod Stewart
As he greeted the sell-out audience at the Mission Estate Winery Concert on February 25 you could tell people were...
Wintec celebrates opening of new marae
It’s been seven years in the making but Wintec has finally opened its new marae complex. The dawn ceremony on...
Wintec academic wins award
An emotional Dr Peter Maulder was presented with the Hare Puke Leadership Scholarship at a breakfast ceremony following the opening...
Butcher, baker, candlestick maker
Rub-a-dub-dub, as election day looms a butcher, a baker and a candlestick maker of Hamilton West share their concerns. The...
Join the coffin club
Stacked side by side in the cluttered garage are eight coffins. One has artificial grass glued around the sides with...
Bowling on – a long and good life
There is simply no way the face could be 102 years old – but it is. The eyes are bright,...
The battle for Hamilton West
As a young lad Martin Gallagher knew he was keen on politics. He still has a copy of a photo...
Young Ngaruawahia boxers head to championships
Confidence is the key for two young Ngaruawahia boxers soon to represent the Wakatoo Boxing Club at the New Zealand...
School dance group puts on multicultural show
Huntly youngsters are waking up to their potential and have set out to change youth culture through the power of...
Iraqi refugee calls Auckland home for now
Forced to flee his village in northern Iraq following the Kurd rebellion in 1961, he escaped with his family to...
Radio NZ bans Wintec editor-in-residence
Wintec’s editor-in-residence Martyn “Bomber” Bradbury has been banned from a Radio New Zealand programme following comments he made during a...
Podcast with Bomber Bradbury: The RNZ banning discussed
Wintec editor-in-residence Martyn 'Bomber' Bradbury talks with James Ireland about being banned from Radio New Zealand for criticising Prime Minister...
Artist covers riverbank in ping pong balls
Fluorescent ping-pong balls cascaded down grass verges as the Waikato River bank in central Hamilton was transformed this weekend. Auckland...
Cooking shunts Coro St off prime time
It's enough to curdle your milk stout. TVNZ has announced it is moving the long-running and high-rating Coronation Street from...
Woman shaves head for famine victims
When Katie Levendis, 22, first learned on the news about the millions of East Africans suffering in a famine, she...
Rookie director stages successful show
Despite suffering from a serious physical disability, 23-year-old Hamilton East woman Tegan Morris recently made her directing debut with the...
Tsunami survivor sews on
On a crisp spring morning, a Hamilton woman is at work in the clothing factory she has set up in...