A Hamilton man who bludgeoned an elderly man to death with a bottle of bourbon has been sentenced to a minimum of 13 years' jail.

Two people have been seriously injured after a car drove off the third floor of a carpark building in Hamilton.

Smoke was seen billowing across Hamilton in the early hours of this morning as fire crews battled a large restaurant fire.

Two Hamilton Zoo staff confronted by a tiger who had just mauled their colleague have been recognised for their quick-thinking actions.

She suffered a broken leg after alleged drink driver smashed into group of pedestrians.

A man has been charged with attempted murder after two stabbings in Hamilton yesterday, one of which left a man with life-threatening injuries.

Armed police have surrounded an address in a Hamilton suburb after a stabbing incident.

Average Hamilton property values have posted a massive 21 per cent rise average in the just released three-yearly council revaluations.

Thief stole a "large quantity" of cigarettes and tobacco and used a mountain bike as a getaway vehicle.

The woman killed by a tiger at Hamilton Zoo today was senior staff member, Samantha Kudeweh.

A man found seriously injured in the toilets of a Hamilton bar had boot marks on his face and head, police say.

Police located two vehicles fleeing the scene of two burglaries in Hamilton overnight.

One of two people arrested in relation to the discovery of an elderly man's body in a public toilet last night has appeared in court charged with murder.

Name suppression has been lifted for the man accused of sparking four bomb threats after placing suspicious packages in two Hamilton parks.

The family of a man whose body was found in the Waikato River last week claim he was the victim of "medical and bureaucratic malpractice".

A tourist has been found dead on a Hamilton road, but police say there was no foul play involved.

Waikato’s biggest party and events hire business based at Te Rapa near Hamilton and with a trading legacy of 27 years is up for sale.

Tributes flowed last night for a 23-year-old father, who died after accidentally going through a ranch-slider at a Hamilton property.

A body has been recovered from the Waikato River this morning, but police say it's too early to confirm its identity.

A student who went missing yesterday was in a "distressed state" and police have concerns for her safety.

'What I really wanted was our name to be cleared.' A Hamilton couple have broken their silence after their baby daughter died - and they were wrongly suspected.

The death of a 7-month-old Hamilton girl is no longer being treated as suspicious, police say.

A baby girl who suffered critical and unexplained injuries has died in Waikato Hospital. Enquiries continue at an address in Hamilton East.

A woman has been caught on camera taking household furniture from a charity donation drop-off for the needy.

A man who allegedly tried to entice a nine-year-old girl into his ute as she walked home from school in Hamilton on Thursday is being sought by police.

Greg Johnston's life was shattered the moment he received a phone call to say his little sister was unaccounted for in a devastating house fire.