Fears doctors’ bills may cause cash-strapped ill to stay at home
Waikato families concerned about the cost of doctors’ bills this winter are being urged to consider seeing their nurse or...
Avalanche City hits No 1 on music charts
A Wintec graduate has hit the big time with a No 1 on every major music chart in New Zealand....
Hamilton Poetry Slam
The inaugural Hamilton Poetry Slam took place on 26 April 2011 at the foyer of Lido cinema in Hamilton CBD....
Hamilton volunteers fly to Christchurch as part of Neighbourhood Muck-In campaign
Hamilton woman Wendy Sutton is prepared to get her hands dirty and stuck in to whatever is thrown her way....
Nut allergies see Waikato schools enforce ban on lunch boxes
St Joseph’s Catholic School is one of many Waikato schools to turn their grounds into a “nut free” zone. The...
Hamilton kick boxers battle it out in Storm Warning competition
Kick-boxers will chase national titles this weekend in Hamilton in a full-contact competition dubbed as “real fighters against real fighters”....
Hamilton youngster Reeve Brady takes A.Y.D.C to hip-hop world champs
A boy who sacrificed a trip to a world hip-hop competition in the United States last year so his sister...
Newborn babies get free hearing screening
More than 500 babies have been screened for hearing loss in Te Awamutu since the Waikato District Health Board’s newborn...
Podcast with Bomber Bradbury May 16
James Ireland talks to Wintec’s Editor in Residence Martyn “Bomber” Bradbury about the 2011 budget, New Zealand’s economic growth and...
Crowd celebrates Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic’s final game at Mystery Creek
The atmosphere was “electric” at Mystery Creek Events Centre as fans old and new came out to watch the Waikato...
Households struggle in face of rising food prices
The traditional Monday night lamb chop and potato dinner has turned into a guilty pleasure for most Waikato households. The...
Coffee prices on rise in New Zealand
Coffee drinkers may have to think twice about buying their morning flat white as prices are tipped to hit $5...
In conversation with Browsers’ owner, Rebecca Pope
Within the last couple of years, two of Hamilton’s bookstores have closed. This comes as quite a blow to a...
Podcast with Bomber Bradbury
James Ireland talks to Wintec’s Editor-in-Residence Martyn “Bomber” Bradbury. They discuss Don Brash taking over the Act party, what Hone...
Nick Atkinson – The volunteer worker
It’s early morning and outside the entrance of Waikato Hospital there is a slow procession of people walking in and...
Jayne Marshall – The information desk
From when Jayne Marshall was four, she dreamed of being Dorothy, and getting lost in the land of Oz. Sitting...
Reverend Raumiria McRobert – The chaplain
Reverend Raumiria McRobert counsels the sick and afflicted at the Waikato Hospital, sometimes in situations that she would never have...
Rangi Iti – The enquiries administrator
A gentleman walks up to Rangi Iti’s enquiries desk, “I hear you know everything!” She laughs and agrees with the...
Julie Burling – The barista
Julie Burling loves coffee so much that even as she backpacks across Greece, she will be searching for hints to...
Hamilton hosts light-contact MMA tournament
Hamilton held its only light-contact Mixed Martial Arts or MMA tournament recently but with submissions, bruises and blood it was ...