Waikato Times - July 25, 2026

Rescue chopper fundraisers under investigation

‘How much pain is enough?’: Man’s struggle for treatment

Saddling up for her community

Tribunal finds lifestyle village breached Human Rights Act

DIA probes fundraising campaigns

Service stations under the pump

Waikato business forum to examine council amalgamation options

Rescue jetskis parked by FENZ last year to be allowed back

From p1 // Amputee’s struggle for treatment

High schools join forces to create a Shakespeare show with a twist

Best of Waikato architecture celebrated at Regional ADNZ Awards

Fake cop soon to regain freedom

Tīrau Burger King and Starbucks project on hold

Campaign offers free flights in bid to save airline route

US case for new tariffs dismissed

Officer’s killer gets lengthy jail sentence

Startup to build ‘green’ steel plant

Queenstown points the way to rethinking travel

The time to agree on real supermarket reform is now

Royals arrive at Games in Doctor Who’s Tardis

US ties Israel link to nuclear deal

Indigenous people seek protection from criminals

PM Carney says country ready to respond if new tariffs go into effect

Japanese militant dies in Beirut

Legendary West Indies player who for many years held test cricket’s top score

‘Too broken to be loved’

‘It took me years to say that word – murder’

Book fair find a piece of sporting history

Just a few of the gems lighting up the big screen

Wellington-made feature falls flat

Absorbing French family drama will leave an impression

‘Life just kind of took off’

A ‘tough Pole’ who survived WWII and built a beautiful life

On turning 60, taking stock, and finding meaning

Vanishing ATMs, a pricey playground and political promises

Electoral restrictions risk real damage to social fabric

Blindness and blame: Why the poverty gap is widening

Burnham’s populist template offers NZ a way forward

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