This year's Weet-Bix Tryathlon series kicks off on February 6 in Hamilton. Diana Clement, whose own children took part last year, offers advice aimed at both young and older readers on how to get the best out of the event.

The house and land package in Wimbledon Close seemed perfect - enough space to raise a family and a price within reach.

The family of a pregnant woman who was killed when her epileptic partner drove at speed into a Hamilton car yard are angry he has escaped a jail sentence. Riki Kelly admitted he had not taken his medication three days before the crash.

Fine dining is found to exist in a place popularly called 'the Tron'.

A new coach, a new year, but some old problems for New Zealand to address after the top-order failed on day one of the first cricket test against Pakistan at Seddon Park here today.

The man arrested for allegedly trying to set fire to a campervan with two people in it has been charged with the attempted murder of the pair.

A 10-year-old Hamilton girl has died after cycling down a flight of stairs. The girl had been cycling to the dairy with her aunty and cousin when the accident happened.

The alleged attempted arson of a campervan may have been an "extreme reaction" to freedom camping...

Heat and humidity has provided a challenge for the Seddon Park groundsman ahead of the first test between New Zealand and Pakistan.

With so much focus on the World Cup, the test series between New Zealand and Pakistan threatens to be an entree.

Roads and vehicles must be "more forgiving" to curb a road toll which averages more than one death a day, the AA says. Figures released by the Ministry of Transport today show 371 people died on the roads over the past year.

The second step of Brendon McCullum's development as a test opener begins in Hamilton tomorrow.