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The Waikato Local
The Waikato Local

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The Waikato Local is a free community newspaper, covering local news across Waikato.

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ArticleShock stroke dia­gnosis at 34

Hamilton mum-of-two Can­dra Pul­lon had just fin­ished the baby years, signed a con­tract for a new role at the Uni­versity of Waikato and com­pleted a 12km run­ning event when life flipped on its head. At just 34 years old, she suffered a...

Shock stroke dia­gnosis at 34

ArticleHomegrown’s big hit for Hamilton

The Waikato Times is our daily news­pa­per and news web­site in Waikato and the Bay of Plenty. It has a proud his­tory, print­ing since 1872 and telling it like it is every day. Below are brief sum­mar­ies of recent stor­ies. Read the full stor­ies on...

Homegrown’s big hit for Hamilton

ArticleWaikato stu­dents rock the stage

Tal­en­ted local teens blew the judges away at the Waikato’s Smoke­f­reerock­quest heats and two of them won their chance to break into the national finals. More FM assist­ant con­tent dir­ector Reagan White was a com­pet­i­tion judge at this year’s...

Waikato stu­dents rock the stage

ArticleNorthend Bakery’s recipe for suc­cess

A pop­u­lar Waikato small busi­ness has earned a spot as a final­ist in the 2026 Prospa Local Busi­ness Hero Awards. Northend Food­bar and Bakery, on Te Rapa Rd, has been recog­nised for its excep­tional ser­vice and com­munity impact after being...

Northend Bakery’s recipe for suc­cess