Officers were called to an address on Centreway Rd, Port Waikato around 8.30pm, where a person was found with an injury "consistent with a gunshot wound".
Crime and Justice
7:50am
There are fresh calls for Hamilton's underground railway station to be re-opened in what's been called an opportunity to enliven the central city.
New Zealand
Sunday 7:30am
Police are warning people to "never trust a screenshot".
Sat, Jul 18
A Waikato woman spent eight months navigating a bureaucratic dead end before a phone call from police achieved what NZTA could not.
Thu, Jul 16
Spanning 7m from the ground to the bottom of the roof, the barn will house the zoo’s two male giraffes, as well as holding space for more.
Tue, Jul 14
Contamination levels across the district have risen to approximately 27%, a sharp rise from a 3% rate pre-Covid.
Environment
Mon, Jul 13
The winner of the $1 million Lotto draw didn't know he was the recipient of all four prizes until he read a news story, and checked his ticket.
Fri, Jul 10
A tortoiseshell cat missing from Cambridge for a year has turned up on a North Canterbury farm, after apparently crossing Cook Strait alone.
Thu, Jul 9
David Waine appeared in Hamilton District Court on Wednesday on three charges of theft by a person in a special relationship and one of false accounting.
The pounamu represents a piece of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints history and the museum was "shocked" by the theft.
Wed, Jul 8
Police were called to an address on Hinau St after Michelle Tangimataiti was found unresponsive shortly before midnight on June 18.
Chris Bush was gunned down at the Maramarua pub in 1987.
Tue, Jul 7
Thames-Coromandel District Council has locked in a less than 4% rates rise after it pivoted to increasing fees and services to take the squeeze off ratepayers.
Photos from the scene show the extent of the damage, with blackened power points, an exploded fuse box, and holes blown through the home's walls.
Mon, Jul 6
Police said 50 rounds of ammunition was seized following the incident.
Sun, Jul 5
Last year, 23,532 parking infringements were written, costing motorists $1.5 million in fines.
Politics
Sat, Jul 4
Police were called to the scene on Main St around 1.30am on Sunday, May 17.
A raft of new offences and penalties were passed into law this week, with the most dramatic change being a presumption of car forfeiture for racers.
Fri, Jul 3
The famous corrugated iron buildings of Tirau are up for sale.
Business
Thu, Jul 2
The four tickets, each worth $250,000 after last night's draw, were sold at the same store in the Waikato town.
Sam and Deanne Browne said the man's death in an ED bathroom at Waikato Hospital was "horrific".
Health
Wed, Jul 1
Health NZ Executive Regional Director Cath Cronin confirmed the man, aged in his 50s, was "waiting a longer time than we would have expected".
Police said 24 people had been arrested during the operation, including patched Comanchero MC, Mongols MC and Mongrel Mob members.
Tue, Jun 30
In a statement this afternoon, Simeon Brown said he had spoken with Health New Zealand, who "will carry out a rapid clinical review" to establish what has happened.
Crews from Puriri and Thames were working to extinguish the blaze, with police requested to manage traffic and motorists urged to take an alternative route.
Mon, Jun 29
