Waikato Times - June 13, 2026

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Brakes go on crushing street boy-racer cars

Cat skins, selfies and strong sales at Fieldays

The rural community is warming up to hybrid utes

Voters frustrated with options for election

Fieldays fashion: Oilskins, shorts and Swazi rule the runway

Councillor complaint showdown a ‘sham’

Notorious city retail crime offender jailed for 12 months

School lunches left to rot

Lack of vengeance helps keep crash driver out of jail

Country’s best abstract art to go on show at Artspost

40 jobs on thelineat Pact Group

Debt falls by almost $5 billion

Offender levy on criminals to be doubled

Effects of gold mine unknown

No Budget bump for coalition Government

How rife is modern slavery in Aotearoa?

Aussie insurance giants ‘sidelining’ NZ panelbeaters

Most powerful banking head in NZ to step down

Humans still have skills AI doesn’t

Kate Hawley’s long road to Hollywood

Blending poetry and pragmatism

The Clarence New Zealand’s wild, forgotten valley

Boyes Park, aname,andthe man behind it

‘Waters of Europe must not serve as migrants’ graves’

Habit linked to teen depression

UK defence secretary resigns in row over increased military funding

Trump vague on deal but calls off threats to strike Iran

Nigerians flee antiimmigration protests

Pharmacist who loved a good yarn and a good laugh

A beloved book and a $2.4 million library facelift

Government gripe

Cape gooseberries

Election promises

Prices are back, but that doesn’t mean a Nats loss

Why NZ law needs clear definitions of woman and man

Time for Labour to show why it deserves public’s trust

Close Encounters of a lesser kind

South Korean zombie shocker needs to be shorter and nastier

Wayans reclaim their franchise by going high and low

Niall Horan invites fans to Dinner Party

Soulful singer helped launch Celine Dion’s career

Commodores bassist made NZ home

Stellar saxophonist with Pink Floyd

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Will Pele’s prediction come true?

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Matutū-Chiefs Manawa to smash crowd record

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Canes set to seize semifinal v Blues

All White honouring father’s memory

Review leaves Kiwi with anxious wait

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Ignore and keep driving

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