The family of a zookeeper killed by a tiger at Hamilton Zoo last year are horrified a letter sent to Australasian zoos appears to blame the keeper for her death.

Roasting marshmallows with a bunch of 5-year-olds was a different challenge altogether for this year's rural bachelor contestants.

Hamilton City Council has admitted fault over the mauling of zoo keeper.

A couple who were aided by a police escort in their baby birth dash have been reunited with the officer who helped bring their new daughter into the world.

The investment of $53.5m in schools in Tauranga, Hamilton and Hawkes Bay is part of the Budget 2016.

Firefighters have brought a large blaze at a recyling plant in Hamilton's industrial district under control.

Housing NZ is evicting several tenants in Hamilton, just as Aucklanders are being offered $5000 to move into state homes there and in other provincial cities.

A fairly innocuous traffic safety issue turned into a dramatic short chase through Hamilton streets this morning.

Hamilton mental health patient went on to drown himself in Waikato River.

An elderly Hamilton woman whose house was crashed into on Mother's Day suffered a heart attack just hours later, and died on Tuesday.

The husband of the Hamilton Zoo curator who was killed by a tiger last year is said to be unhappy at the support shown for his late wife's family by Hamilton City Council.

A man accused of attacking a Hamilton police officer which left him nursing multiple injuries is alleged to have jumped the station's front counter.

The officer tried to help with a query but ended up with a fractured cheek, cuts and bruises, and had to be taken to hospital for treatment.

Police warning over man's actions when he talked to 10-year-old girl in Hamilton.

A blaze which severely damaged a Hamilton bakery was caused by a deep fryer being left on.

Fire fighters took 30 minutes to battle a fire which appears to have started in the Flagstaff Bakehouse kitchen and spread to the neighbouring roast shop.

The sister of the man who died after his car crashed into a Waikato stream overnight has posted a moving tribute to her brother.

Eric Gerritsen was fined $115,000 for impeding the WorkSafe's investigation into the collapse of the "Mammoth Slide", which left a number of children injured.

Up to one in four property sales in parts of provincial NZ are now to Aucklanders, with many buyers forced from city as prices spiral beyond their means.

A Hamilton apartment block that severely damaged by fire early today is believed to have started after an occupant fell asleep smoking a cigarette, neighbours say.

Close to 20 per cent of homes and businesses in the Waikato city are now connected to ultra-fast broadband.

A man is still on the run following an assault on a young woman in her Hamilton home last Sunday.

Police attended an assault in Massey St, Frankton, at about 1.20am today.

A 6-year-old cat burglar with a taste for men's underwear is terrorising the streets of Hamilton.

A Hamilton zookeeper who was tragically killed by a Sumatran tiger is understood to have thought the tiger was locked away safely when she entered its enclosure.

One of the most expensive properties in Hamilton bought by Auckland CEO, who plans to commute.

A Hamilton woman was killed instantly after losing control of her car in her driveway, speeding off and driving it through her neighbour's fence.