Pirongia celebrates 150 years
Pirongia marked the 150th commemorations for the Waipa district with a fun day last Saturday. The main event, which took...
Review: Glory night with Springsteen
Today the sound of Bruce Springsteen’s album was playing through my car speakers. Not quite the same as the experience...
The Boss sings Royals
Bruce Springsteen opened at Mt Smart Stadium with Lorde’s hit Royals on Saturday night. Performing to a crowd of about...
Kapa haka group count down to big day
A Waikato-based kapa haka group is set to take the stage at the upcoming Tainui Waka Kapa Haka regional festival...
Barracudas leave Panthers scoreless in rugby league final
East Coast Bay Barracudas took home the Pat Bennett Memorial Cup after beating the Ngaruawahia Panthers 10-0 in an intense...
Maori women hear screening message
The cervical screening message was brought to Kihikihi yesterday in an information evening hosted by the Te Awamutu Maori Women’s...
Hamilton Book Month goes solo
Hamilton Book Month is kicking off this weekend with award winning authors such as Kate Camp, Hamish Clayton and Elizabeth...
Chiefs influence student to improve Maori health
Waikato University student Hemi Quinn is committed to helping Māori become fitter and healthier by offering free training sessions at...
Power of social media seen at Olympics
A social media expert has told a Hamilton audience about being at Valerie Adams’ side when she broke down after...
Fashion students strut their stuff
The Wintec car park building played host to a smorgasbord of creativity and design, courtesy of Wintec fashion students, last...
Resident wants to water down debate
Katie Haggar is “sick and tired” of the debate about Hamilton’s water. The retail worker said she often comes home...
Council splashes out on summer water campaign
SMARTER WATER: Charmaine Petereit says Hamilton City Council is leading the way to conserving water this summer. Summer is on...
Wintec students create with scrap metal
http://youtu.be/UIcsknans4g Inventive creations like spaceships and ‘predators’ emerged from a pile of scraps on Wednesday, as teams of trade students...
Council reminds river pathway users to share with care
http://youtu.be/xe1EUyFOE8Q A minority of Waikato River pathway users who fail to consider other people has encouraged council to work on...
Ratepayer calls for electronic voting
A young Glenview mother wants council electoral officials to get with the times and allow electronic voting. Despite an interest in...
Rubbish given a second lease of life
The Hamilton city refuse and recycling centre proves one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, because all manner of unwanted...
Recyclers take old tellies
http://youtu.be/qAo0zeUQj28 Thousands of television sets around the Waikato will be turned off for the final time over the next few...
Mustangs cruise Hamilton
Some Hamiltonians might have smelt them and others might have heard them. Nevertheless the Ford Mustangs that cruised through Hamilton...
Business in Garden Place
Hamilton's new Centre Place mall opened this month and now there are concerns for business in other parts of the...
Yellow ambulance headed for the Waikato
REDESIGNED RESCUE: The new yellow ambulances are more visible to other drivers. PHOTO: Shane Wenzlick The Waikato should expect to...
Hamilton Lake pinked out for breast cancer fundraiser
http://youtu.be/reE7aaNRrJ4 Hamilton’s Lake Rotoroa boasted 50 shades of pink on Sunday for a breast cancer fundraiser. Report by Libby Wilson.
Pooch racing comes to Cambridge
http://youtu.be/zcDLuGLKcbU Olympic gold medallist Eric Murray had to settle for silver when he went to the dogs at the weekend....
Anjum Rahman hopes for a more culturally diverse council in the future
While Anjum Rahman was not elected this year, she hopes the new council will make the right decisions for...
You do not have my vote – resident
Most people did not vote in the recent council elections and Joseph Bowler is one of them. Nawton resident Bowler,...