Waikato Times - July 18, 2026

Mike Mather.

Model that opened river access could be used elsewhere

Plan change will push vege prices up

Whatawhata folk support plans for a big slow-down at major crossroads

From survival to optimism in Hamilton’s CBD

Cockies tackle debt, happy with banks

Principal censured for using force on pupil

Plenty of laughs and a daily gin

Second case of bird flu identified

KiwiRail to run but not own ferries

OECD got it wrong on real wages

Michael Reddell

Why bother with NZX reform?

SkyCity sells its Auckland head office in $74.5m asset sale deal

The Global Read Brazil hits back at new 25% tariff threat

Weekend

Charlie Mitchell.

Gareth

Living in one of the world’s hottest towns

World Trump raises bogus election claims

Falkland Islands are still ours, No 10 tells Argentina

General who ranted online now effectively runs his father’s country

Hopes for diplomacy still alive

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Compelling trio elevate enigmatic Highsmith-esque slow-burner

Abrams delves darker on Daughter from Hell

Obituaries

Pics in hi-vis and a Hamilton City Council recovery plan Letters to the Editor

My Marist education haunted me for decades

Andrew Johnstone

History not on Luxon’s side, or Hipkins’s for that matter

Our treasured actor doubled as inconvenient activist

Election will reveal much about nature of centre-right

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Goal attack key to Ferns’ success

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Why Rams’ Rougeau returned to the NBL 16 years on from his pro debut

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Poua ready for final push as SR Aupiki goes down to wire

Why star winger’s return is important

Messi to critics of Argentina: ‘Nothing was handed to us’

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English media, former players criticise Tuchel

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The rise and rise of Josh Moorby

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ABs beef up in quest for quality

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From beach reads to blockbuster releases, book-to-screen adaptations are everywhere. talks to Jennifer Garner about her newest adaptation,

Laura Hampson.

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