Paora Manuel is a Hamilton-based reporter for the Waikato Times. He covers a wide variety of news around the region.

The latest building in Hamilton’s Union Square development is complete and set to welcome a raft of new businesses into the ...

Work has begun on a year-long redevelopment of Hamilton’s homeless shelter, aimed at giving residents more privacy, dignity ...

OPINION: Amid all the uncertainty only one thing is known for sure, which is that the Russian authorities will be lying.

In May, Waikato regional councillors voted 12 to 2 to increase Te Huia fares by 25%, meaning an adult one-way fare from ...

Rhythm and Vines Festival Director Kieran Spillane, and event operations managers Vicky Jones (left) and Tyana Rowe at the community open day in Tamahere on Sunday.KELLY HODEL / WAIKATO TIMES Plans ...

Family-owned meat processor Greenlea has been sold for $800 million, marking a new chapter in a remarkable Waikato business ...

The banner, complete with pyrotechnics and a helicopter circling the Pullmman Hotel, was met with cheers from the crowd which had gathered below.CHRISTEL YARDLEY High above Hamilton’s morning ...

A Taupō firefighter climbed onto the roof of a burning high school classroom block without first telling the incident ...

A man who stalked and sexually assaulted two women on Hamilton’s river walkway has been jailed - but will be imminently ...

The party blends regional economic grievance, Māori employment concerns and cultural conservatism, framing its 2026 campaign ...

Labour’s education spokesperson Ginny Andersen says if a plain navy polo does the job, parents shouldn’t have to pay more for ...