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Williams falls asleep during UK Championship defeat
Three-time world champion Mark Williams falls asleep in his chair during a surprise second-round defeat by Anthony Hamilton in the UK Championship.

One man arrested following stand-off with police in Hamilton
Police make arrest following three-hour cordon around Hamilton home.

High-rise living in the heart of Hamilton
A new six-storey development at the north end of Victoria St will feature nine New York styled loft apartments.

Armed police attending firearm incident in Hamilton
Armed police are blocking access to roads in Hamilton after it was reported a person presented a firearm in the area. What did you see? Email us Cordons are in place and members of the Armed Offenders Squad are at an address...

Half a tonne of unsold Halloween lollies redistributed to Hamilton families
Halloween candy that didn't sell in Waikato Warehouse stores was saved from landfill by a food rescue service.

Work begins on $80m theatre in Hamilton
After five years in the planning, work has started on an $80m performing arts theatre in central Hamilton.

Hamilton City council considering compulsory vaccination for staff
The vast majority of staffers who completed a survey were fully vaccinated, but almost 37 per cent of did not answer.

Fatal Hamilton baby mauling; Dog owner to go on trial in February
The owner of a dog which mauled a Hamilton one-day old baby to death will keep his name secret until the end of his trial due to mental health issues.The accused, now 22 years old, was the owner of a dog - which has since been put...

St Peter's College sex abuse allegations: Detectives to meet with school leaders
Detectives are to meet with the school leadership of a private Hamilton high school to discuss allegations of historical child abuse spanning almost five decades.St Peter's School trust board chairman John Macaskill-Smith yesterday...

Plan to eradicate super weed from new Waikato subdivision 'ambitious'
If eradication were to fail among the 2500 yet-to-be-built houses, the costs of ongoing management would fall on Hamilton ratepayers.

How Max Verstappen can win F1 title early in Saudi Arabia
Here are the calculations that would see Dutch driver beat Lewis Hamilton to the 2021 title at penultimate round in Jeddah this weekend.

Catching Covid, creating a new album and keeping cool in quarantine: Kimbra's new musical challenges
The Hamilton-born alternative pop star talks about catching Covid, creating her new album and harnessing the energy that comes from anger.

Street cordon lifted after Hamilton armed siege ends
Police had cordoned off a road in Nawton, Hamilton, and surrounded a house after a man presented a firearm.

Waikato Regional Theatre's design a nod to the city's past
Historical features inside the former Hamilton Hotel are being carefully removed ahead of the construction of the Waikato Regional Theatre.

Armed police cordon off Hamilton street after man presented firearm
Police cordoned off a road in Nawton, Hamilton, and surrounded a house after a man presented a firearm.

Artists pool resources to give new life to Liverpool St for Boon Hamilton Street Art Festival
One of Hamilton�s most unremarkable streets has suddenly been transformed into a gigantic outdoor art gallery filled with surreal, colourful scenes.

'Freedoms' motorcade protesters appear in court on Covid breach, driving charges
Two Hamilton women charged in relation to their participation in a slow-moving anti-government protest motorcade have made first appearances.

Hamilton kindy owner charged after letting woman ride on her car during 'Great Gridlock'
A Hamilton pre-school owner is facing charges after allegedly allowing a woman to ride on her vehicle during the Freedom & Rights Coalition "Great Gridlock" in the city which saw traffic drawn to a standstill for hours.Patsy Ann...

Lack of financial transparency around Te Huia frustrates Hamilton politicians
A lack of financial data has made it hard to defend the start-up passenger rail service, city councillors say.