Hamilton IT manager jailed for sharing child sex abuse material
A Hamilton information technology manager has been sentenced to three years and nine months imprisonment for possessing and…
‘Much loved’ animals at Auckland, Hamilton zoos farewelled
It has been a difficult day for New Zealand zoos as two much-loved animals have been farewelled: Auckland…
Tom Phillips’ gun licence revoked months before second disappearance
Police records show fugitive father Tom Phillips’ firearms licence was suspended just weeks after his first disappearance in…
Skipper hits swimmers with propeller after day of drinking
A Christmas Eve swimming and fishing trip turned to a bloody disaster in 2022, when two women were…
Paeroa business fined over ‘callous exploitation of vulnerable migrants’
A Paeroa business has been fined more than $150,000 after migrant workers were forced to work up to…
One with serious injuries, police seek cars
Police are searching for two vehicles after a shooting in Hamilton left a 37-year-old man seriously injured. Emergency…
Council fined $105k for ‘unacceptable’ wastewater discharges
Matamata-Piako District Council has been fined $105,000 for repeatedly discharging poorly treated wastewater into a Waihou waterway. The…
Firearms seized, 2 arrests, after dirtbiker draws police attention
A helmetless dirtbike rider has attracted the attention of police – resulting in two arrests, the dirtbike being…
The cache of weapons, kids left with five guns
Fugitive Tom Phillips was armed with three guns when he opened fire on a police officer, sparking the…
Tributes to US tourists killed in Waikato crash
Friends and family have paid tribute to a US couple killed in a Waikato crash earlier this month,…
Photos released as Tom Phillips’ ‘primary’ campsites discovered
Police have shared new images of what is believed to be more of Tom Phillips’ campsites that he…
One dead, two in hospital after boat overturns in Port Waikato
A person has died and two others are in hospital after a boat overturned in Port Waikato this…