Waikato Times - June 28, 2025

Articles

Cambridge leads cocaine spike New data from the National Drug Intelligence Bureau, lifts the lid on meth, MDMA and cocaine consumption across eight sites

Pasta de résistance: Theatre’s hi-tech spaghetti factory

Sovereign of scrap: Inside Hoddy’s kingdom of metal

From class assignment to future top chefs?

Rural resurgence puts Waikato in an enviable economic position ‘Even in a downturn, the Waikato doesn’t turn down as far as the rest of New Zealand,’ a local business figure says

Tainui announced as hosts

Boy racer warning: Police will come after you

Waikato Water - the region’s next billion-dollar company

Why NZ’s winter feels colder than it is

Evacuations, flooding hit top of South Island

Widespread pushback from multiple sectors to Trump’s chip tariff threat

TODAY IN HISTORY

World’s richest 1% increased wealth by $33.9 trillion

Pastor ‘crucified by religious fanatic’ was first on list of 14

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

THE SATURDAY QUIZ

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From B2 // Couple in crusade against modern medicine

From B2 // Couple in crusade against modern medicine

From B2 // Couple in crusade against modern medicine

Unearthing the hidden champions of Cambridge

Letters to the Editor

Iran – much ado about nothing

Only a few missteps as Luxon hits foreign policy stride

What the Sensible Adults don’t tell you about super

Aid sector risks being Blockbuster in a Netflix world

Relic from 90s but still worth ticket

Even a ‘mid-tier’ Pixar is more authentic than most

The year of the spear

Quarrelling and uncertainty mires America's Cup

First 15: Ranking the Crusaders’ Super triumphs

Class on grass: Rivalries light up Wimbledon

Season on the line for battling Pulse

He’ll keep: Auckland student a hero in Brazil

Uncharted waters for duo after Cup split

Jacobs’ journey heads to Zimbabwe

From the Rams to the Bulls for Olbrich

Singin’ in the Rain

A CHAT WITH... KERRIDEN EDMONDSON

NICOLA GALLOWAY Curl up with a bowl of soup as the temperature drops.

NICOLA GALLOWAY Curl up with a bowl of soup as the temperature drops.

WHAT TO DO IN THE GARDEN THIS WEEK

TAKE FIVE: QUICK QUIZ

WIN! A $50 GIFT CARD

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FAVOURITE THINGS...

Thing to buy at the supermarket

Live the high life!

Timeless charm - Vendor wants sold!

Ripe for renovation

Two Homes – Multi-generation or income

Horse lover’s haven minutes from town

The stunning house on the hill

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