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Balloons over Waikato who? 19 kiwi take to Hamilton skies
Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari kickstarted its biggest kiwi translocation this week.

Driver in fatal high-speed crash that killed young lawyer says he wasn't using Tesla's auto-drive function
Saurbh Sharma couldn't explain why 'how to delete Tesla recordings' was on his phone.

Missing girl found, say police
She was last seen in Matangi on March 19 but has now been found.

Luxury hotel chain's missing $50k surfaces after accidental transfer
Habitat Hotels had to take Hamilton Movers to court to get its money back.

Large rubbish fire spreads smokey haze around Hamilton
Emergency services responded to a rubbish fire on Ellis St in Frankton on Thursday.

Special car raffle to raise funds for Hospice Waikato
Hospice Waikato needs help to bridge an ongoing operational shortfall of $4 million.

Fieldays waiting in the wings
The 56th iteration of the event will feature more than 1000 exhibitors.

'Larger than life': Why Antarctic scientist inspired people all over the world
Craig spent 40 years studying microbial life. He died on February 29.

'I tripped': Teen played PlayStation instead of getting help for injured newborn
It was several hours before the badly injured girl was taken to hospital.

Freedom, fire and physics: Eliot Jessep shares his passion for ballooning
Jessep pilots Paula the Balloon at Balloons over Waikato in honour of his mum.

Jailed teen ram-raider aligns with gang, happy with prison time
A young ram-raider said he was "happy to do [his] lag".

Hamilton and Te Awamutu Parks to become seas of yellow
Cancer Society teams up with councils to create special daffodil memory meadows.

Hundreds of international students affected by visa delays
Between October 1 and March 8, Immigration NZ received over 31k student visa applications.

From refugee camp to Hamilton Police staff member
The file management support officer shares her culture with her colleagues during Ramadan.

‘They saw me as a cheat and a liar’: Dramatic tension in Maadi Cup rowing dispute
Some rivals claim Hamilton Boys' High should be barred from competing.

Watch: Balloons over Waikato celebrates glorious festival start
Despite the early start, Hamilton Lake and Innes Common were packed this morning.

Sean Wainui’s widow speaks of a ‘man of mana’ as the whānau unveils his beautiful headstone
The widow of Sean Wainui has spoken for the first time of her devastating loss.

Balloons set to take to the sky over Hamilton
The fan favourite event will take to the air from Tuesday.

Manawa down defending champs with four tries from lineout drives
Chiefs' Luka Connor extends try-scoring record to 15 tries.

Inside the Maadi Cup: Has the quest for school rowing supremacy got out of hand?
Rowing in schools is becoming a wildly competitive event, but is it getting too intense?

'It looked pretty bad': ABs star cleared of serious injury after scary scene
The incident brought a five-minute delay before Lienert-Brown was taken from the field.

'Shocking history': Recidivist drink driver clocks up 14th conviction
'The message clearly isn’t getting through and the deterrent is probably not high enough.'

Hamiltonian helps South Sudan fight challenges
Lieutenant Colonel Sheree Alexander is leading a United Nations Mission.

Chiefs bounce back against Fijian Drua
The Chiefs scored six tries in a high-scoring affair

Chiefs Manawa stay undefeated
Chiefs Manawa have kept their unbeaten start to the season alive.

Former Chiefs' players line up for the Force
Loosehead prop Josh Bartlett is testing the waters in Perth.

Cohesive Chiefs Manawa team named to face Matatū
Chiefs Manawa head coach says there's a lot of depth within their squad.

Former Waikato flanker starts for the Brumbies
Former Waikato teammate Sefo Kautai will start in the front-row.