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Laptop left behind after relationship break-up reveals Waikato man’s dark secret

Glen William Jones, 50, admitted one representative charge of possession of objectionable material when he appeared in the ...
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How El Niño may affect the Waikato’s agriculture sector

Waikato’s farming and agriculture industries are set to be in the firing line when the predicted El Niño lands on New Zealand soil.
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‘Don’t look for conspiracy theories’: District Council CEO steps down

Waikato District Council chief executive Craig Hobbs is stepping down from the role at the end of the month.Kelly Hodel / WAIKATO TIMES Waikato District Council mayor Aksel Bech says a CEO leaving ...
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Notorious sex offender who chained up boy had lived at property where body of young father found

Ivan Andrew Campbell was jailed for chaining up a teenage boy in a wardrobe, tattooing him and abusing him for a week.The Press The body of missing 21-year-old father Braydon Hepworth was found at a ...
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Referees chairman: 'We are going to have to run off the smell of an oily rag' after thefts

Waikato Rugby Referees Association chairman Michael Winter, pictured in action officiating a club rugby match in Hamilton, blew the whistle on Bill Heslop's offending.Matt Gould, Your Moment Photos ...
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Birthday swim in Waikato river ended in tragedy for Hamilton man

A Hamilton man called for help as he was swept down the Waikato River on his 59th birthday, disappearing beneath the water before his body was found seven months later. Philip Tawera had been ...