Police could have prevented the hammer attack death of Hamilton woman Diane White who was killed by her neighbour, the Independent Police Conduct Authority has found.

A man threatened to open fire on a group of police officers at a Hamilton house this morning.

Thousands of people attended the International Tattoo and Art Expo at the Claudelands Event Centre in Hamilton over the weekend. The popular annual event draws some of the best tattoo artists from around the country each year.

A man who crashed his ute on the outskirts of Hamilton this morning could have been trapped for hours if a witness hadn't seen the vehicle career across a paddock and into a creek.

The International Rodeo could be barred from returning to Forsyth Barr Stadium if the Dunedin City Council agrees to a plea from animal rights group Safe.

A Hamilton teen is dead and his 14-year-old mate is in Waikato Hospital with critical injuries because of a series of poor decisions that led to a crash, police say.

Waikato police say the consequences of poor decision making are readily apparent as officers investigate the death of a young man early this morning.

A 10-year-old girl had a gun pointed in her face while working at a Hamilton takeaway bar and her family is now "very afraid".

Police are appealing for information about aggravated robbery of a Hamilton takeaway bar on Saturday where a young girl was held up at gunpoint.

A visit to a blueberry farm is entertaining for the whole family, discovers Alexia Santamaria.

Police have located a suspended driver who allegedly fled a crash that killed a 71-year-old woman in Hamilton today.

Police are urging people to be responsible at work parties after a Hamilton woman bit off another woman's fingernail at a Christmas drinks function.

It may be the butt of many a joke, but Colin Hogg can't wait to get back to the city Aucklanders love to hate.

A Cambridge horse trainer charged with illegally importing performance-enhancing drugs says the case is "a big misunderstanding".

Alexia Santamaria finds there is more than enough to keep both parents and kids happy on a day trip to Hamilton.

A council has gone to extreme lengths to create safer neighbourhoods by preventing home owners from building garages ahead of the house, and forcing more living on to the front yard with little privacy.