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Racing: Sharp ‘N’ Smart wins big at Horse of the Year awards
Sharp ‘N’ Smart wins big at Horse of the Year awards
Racing: Bosson gets kudos over Imperatriz
New training partner Bergerson’s win in Tarzino Trophy his first at highest level.
Dragon Leap looks a chance to break group one drought
Dragon Leap has always been group one quality, he just hasn’t won one yet.
Waikato store's repeat Lotto luck
Three Waikato Lotto players are more than $20,000 better off.
Comeback by Legarto on the right track for Kelso
Legarto will be having her first start since winning in March.
One person dead after car hits tree
The crash closed the road between State Highway 27 and the Matamata township.
Car hits tree near Matamata, forces road closure
The road is blocked between State Highway 27 and Matamata township
Horse racing: Te Akau set the early-season pace
Champion stable will continue to send their horses to the South Island
Farmer loses up to $80k after major technician fail
Seventeen farmers in a close area were affected by the artificial insemination blunder.
New $340k fire pump truck likely written off in crash
It crashed and rolled on Thursday around 10am.
New fire truck crashes on delivery trip to Bay of Plenty station
A brand new fire water pump truck rolled and crashed in the Waikato this morning.
'Brothers in life and death': Te Aroha crash victims were close friends
'They didn’t deserve to die and everyone is beyond devastated'.
‘I’ve done my partner in’: Loved Māori warden murdered in frenzied stabbing
Her partner was high on drugs when he stabbed her 39 times.
Community reeling from double road death, amateur theatre mourns actor
Victim's mother and sister were following in car behind and were among first on scene.
Two dead and two injured in Waikato crash
Motorists are asked to avoid the area, as traffic detours are still in place.
Man who died after Waikato crash named
Man was taken to hospital in a critical condition after the crash on August 9.
One dead after truck-car smash in Waikato
Firefighters had to cut a person out of their vehicle.
Missing woman found dead after three-day search
Jude Coxhead, 62, was last seen by family in Tauranga on August 12.
Police seek couple in search for missing woman
Jude Coxhead, 62, was last seen by family in Tauranga two days ago.
Two-vehicle crash on Kaimai Range
Emergency services are at the scene on SH29 on the Kaimai Range.
Searcher recalls 'horrific' crash: 60 years since the Kaimai tragedy
A tramper recalls the search for the wreckage of New Zealand's deadliest air disaster.
'I should bury you': Filthy Few gangster kidnaps man for violent beating
He later leads police on dramatic Christmas Eve chase through suburban Mount streets.
Truck with trailer goes up in flames on Waikato highway, lanes blocked
The incident has blocked the northbound and southbound lanes.
Bardoul duo now both capped by Steamers
On retiring from rugby, Johan turned to teaching and hopes to become a professional coach.
Rail crossing tragedy kills Matamata pastor
Sean Schute was a co-pastor at the Matamata Baptist Church and a family man.
MPs and farmers go head to head in John Luxton Memorial Match
Money raised supports young Māori from the local area into agricultural careers
'So sad': Family and friends stunned after couple killed in Matamata crash
Family, friends pay tribute to couple killed in Matamata triple fatal crash.
Cambridge murder victim, accused both granted interim suppression
The 42-year-old faces a charge of murder after an alleged incident at Cambridge.
'There will be a day of reckoning': Family's anger after drugged driver kills man
Craig Searle's family have told the driver they will never forgive him for what he's done.
Schools evacuated, locked down: Ministry confirms six threats made
Some schools in Waikato, Thames, and Gisborne were affected.
Person of interest found after a man was shot and seriously hurt in Waikato
The wounded man remains in a serious condition in hospital.