Waikato Times - August 30, 2025

Superb suburb

Hitting pause

The Ballad of wallis Island

Car dealer sold me a lemon, says city mum

Spend a day in our shoes, say hospo owners

CCTV footage shows fugitive dad and one of his children in burglary

Everyone wants a slice of Tamahere

Mayoral contenders to get a grilling in Chamber debate

Family desperate for answers

Sovereign citizen arguments as defendant enters dock

$10m to fix the bells, only person who can play fired

Reserve Bank chairperson Quigley quits

Costco is backing policy: PM

Economic negativity hard to dispel

Thanks for the pushback and for continuing to show up

ComCom’s investigation list includes ASB and ANZ

NZ ‘missing out on millions’

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Suffering in silence

No country for the over-50s?

No country for the over-50s?

The inspector of nuisances

Ottley Eru Hawea: A man who left a basketball legacy

Too hard, too boring - what is it about local elections?

No more money

Rates promises

Cracks in system

Water worries

Fine the landlord

Preferred choice

Housing claims

Coalition trying to upend our traditional risk aversion

Refurbishment of iconic city memorial hits bum note

Saudi chatbot designed to follow Islamic values

World Women, children ‘starving’ in Gaza, says UN food chief

‘Strangest’ dinosaur had a deadly collar of spikes

You’ll love a visit to Wallis Island

Just the unhinged schlock horror we need right now

Calamy shines in Fargo-esque dark crime caper from France

Magic realism on show in short story collection

Authors settle copyright suit with AI company over ‘large-scale theft’

States warned of risk to federal funds by not enforcing English rules

Long US bonds fall as Fed faces threat

Rough start to only major IPO this year

Leader an influential voice of religious right

US judge was once dubbed ‘the nicest in the world’

TODAY IN HISTORY

Tearful victory for former champion

Furious Phoenix cry foul at Oceania League snub

Utd determined to stick by Amorim

At a glance

Shield of dreams, and some nightmares

Coach plays straight bat on Williamson’s Cup prospects

Solomon a little guy with big ambitions

At a glance

At a glance

Touchdown: Record beckons for Black Ferns wonder wing

At a glance

Final examination looms for school teams

At a glance

Diamonds are a Kerr’s best friend

5 P T O

THE TEAM

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CRESTING THE WAVE

Eleanor Bishop

Ana Scotney

Nick Mayow & Prisca Bouchet

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PASS THE PEANUTS!

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Tomatoes

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NICOLA GALLOWAY

Crisp lettuce, orange & avocado salad

SPRING SPRUCE

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WHAT TO DO IN THE GARDEN THIS WEEK

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