A tourist has been found dead on a Hamilton road, but police say there was no foul play involved.

Ben Wilson is a founder and account director at BridgePoint, a Hamilton-based IT company that has also developed a voicemail app call Touch Voicemail.

Police have arrested one of two teenagers in relation to a fatal shooting of a man outside a south Hamilton home, but the second suspect remains at large.

Waikato’s biggest party and events hire business based at Te Rapa near Hamilton and with a trading legacy of 27 years is up for sale.

Police are following “positive leads” in locating a person who shot a man dead in Hamilton today.

A homicide enquiry is underway after a deadly shooting in a suburb yesterday evening.

A weekend visit opens Michelle Coursey's eyes to the wonders of the oft-overlooked city and its award-winning dining scene.

A man was shot dead at close range in Hamilton last night.

A Hamilton taxi driver was allegedly found so drunk, slumped over his steering wheel covered in vomit, that he couldn't hold himself up.

Tiago Pinheiro may only have months to live now his cancer has returned so the little boy's parents have turned to controversial alternative therapies.

A Hamilton man has admitted the murder of his 8-month-old son after fighting the charge since his arrest last year.

A young woman who fought off a man trying to drag her to his car is so traumatised she may not return to work.

A woman fought off a would-be abductor in Hamilton who was trying to drag her into a car by scratching at his eyes.

Tributes flowed last night for a 23-year-old father, who died after accidentally going through a ranch-slider at a Hamilton property.

Police have confirmed the body found in the Waikato River this morning is the 23-year-old reported missing on Saturday.

A body has been recovered from the Waikato River this morning, but police say it's too early to confirm its identity.

A student who went missing yesterday was in a "distressed state" and police have concerns for her safety.

Far from being downcast at having lost a day of World Cup preparation time, New Zealand's bowling coach Shane Bond sees a small upside out of the Eden Park washout.

Five more teenagers have been arrested at the Hamilton house where police were pelted with bottles when they tried to contain a 150-strong mob.

Eight people were arrested when a party got out of hand in Hamilton overnight.

Test match batting, check; ODI batting sorted. It's been a while between one-day hundreds for Brendon McCullum.

A slipshod batting display left Sri Lanka with a straightforward piece of business to win the second ODI at Seddon Park last night and draw level in the seven-game series.

'What I really wanted was our name to be cleared.' A Hamilton couple have broken their silence after their baby daughter died - and they were wrongly suspected.

Sonny Bill Williams' move to Hamilton will be complete when his wife and 2-month-old daughter join him from Sydney in the next few days.

Mention Waikato and what usually first comes to mind are cow-filled paddocks, a long river and a university.

A woman who refused to let go of her handbag was dragged 20 metres by her attacker.

A young woman waiting to take her family home suffered facial injuries when she was hit with a beer bottle at a Waikato bar.