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“Chaotic” new road rules at a busy Hamilton intersection have led to an increase in staff anxiety, owners of a nearby business say.
January 15, 2021
Only four major types of snake locomotion have been recognized for nearly 100 years. And we’ve discovered a fifth.
January 12, 2021
Come along to the annual Taupo Historic GP. This year is a celebration of Ford’s legendary history in NZ motorsport. There’ll be a very strong Ford presence over the weekend, plus a large number of feature cars, on display, demonstration laps, and other special promotions.
January 10, 2021
Grab your family and friends and come along to be part of an awesome summer running and walking event on the wonderful Waikato River Trails.
January 7, 2021
Most Hamiltonians probably don’t really think – or even want to think – about what happens to their scrapings and peelings, their shellfish shells, their gnawed-upon lamb chop bones and carefully extracted avocado stones.
January 6, 2021
If the future contains robots in our cars that can do menial tasks for us and bust out sweet dance moves on command, then that is a future we can get behind.
January 4, 2021
Food outlets in Hamilton appear to be improving their hygiene standards and record-keeping – and soon Hamiltonians will be able to monitor where to buy their food – or not – themselves.
December 28, 2020
The Long $2 Book Fair (this year over 23 days) features more than 250 boxes of secondhand books, both fiction and non-fiction.
December 27, 2020
A US humane society has taken in 250 guinea pigs from an inundated pet owner.
December 23, 2020
Mount Ruapehu’s crater lake – Te Wai ā-moe – is heating up and is now at 43C.
December 21, 2020
The decline in scallop numbers and a lack of action from government, has prompted a small Coromandel town to put a rāhui on scallop harvesting over the summer period.
December 17, 2020
It can be a dog’s life if your owner wants a name to make you stand out. Just ask Captain Nana Spider-Pig Wolfenstein the Second.
December 15, 2020
Find things for the garden, the house, the pantry, the table – something for him, for her and for you.
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December 13, 2020
Visitors to the Hamilton Gardens could soon have to pay $5 to park their cars there each time they visit.
December 10, 2020
Yet another mysterious monolith has randomly appeared in another corner of the world, this time in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
December 9, 2020
Te Kauwhata A&P Show, horse and cattle competitions, indoor competitions, trade stands, amusement rides, coffee and food trucks, NZ Strongman Series, live entertainment on stage. Fun for the whole family.
December 7, 2020
Imagine stumbling upon of these epic historical secrets? For this list, we’ll be looking at instances of secret tunnels and passageways throughout history.
December 3, 2020
People leaving old couches and kitchen sinks on the pavement for kerbside pick-up may be a thing of the past in Waikato district.
December 1, 2020
When the pandemic put a stop to normal life, many people switched on their games consoles. Video-game internet traffic in America rose by 75 per cent within a week in March, as many states went into lockdown, according to Verizon, a telecoms firm.
November 30, 2020
A high school that caters to one of New Zealand’s top tourists destinations has had to feed an increasing number of students as the impact of Covid-19 continues.
November 26, 2020
A North Korean gymnast escaped to the South by swinging himself over the border barricades without triggering sensors, according to reports.
November 25, 2020
The CAHC Committee are pleased to announce our “Athletic Park Christmas Market” Fundraiser event.
November 23, 2020
The staff at the Hamilton City Council have managed to engineer a massive behavioural change in the city’s residents when it comes to kerbside recycling – but they have copped a lot of abuse in the process.
November 20, 2020
The president of Turkmenistan, one of the most reclusive countries in the world, has unveiled a giant gilded statue of his favourite dog breed in the capital Ashgabat.
November 18, 2020
The CAHC Committee are pleased to announce our “Athletic Park Christmas Market” Fundraiser event.
November 16, 2020
A statue in Spain has had a questionable makeover.
November 13, 2020
Warmer air and sea temperatures are on the summer weather radar, forcing some councils to think about early water restrictions.
November 12, 2020
The Te Awamutu Annual Craft Fair boasts over 100 craft stalls who only sell New Zealand made or assembled products.
November 10, 2020
Residents in a North Waikato village have taken to sleeping in their cars to escape the suffocating stench coming from an underground rubbish fire.
November 6, 2020
What has five legs, moves like a sloth and is the size of a gorilla? That’s what police in Arlington, Texas, wanted to know after getting a barrage of calls about a mysterious monster in town.
November 3, 2020
