A rampaging steer charged Jane Allen's dad at his central Hamilton home
Jane Allen thought her father was dead as she fled from a rogue steer that had butted and stomped the 90-year-old man to the deck of his Hamilton house in a scene she likened to a horror movie.
The bizarre and near fatal drama involved a frantic cattle chase through a house, brave rescuers and gun-toting police turned cowboys herding the angry steer with a ute after its final attack on its victim as he was being wheeled into an ambulance.
Poll: Is your nearest emergency department up to scratch?
Concerns have been raised about Nelson Hospital with complaints of lack of staffing and excessive wait times. Do you have confidence in your local emergency department?
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35.2% Yes, it serves us well
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63.8% No, I have concerns
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1% Other - I'll share below
Waikato’s five biggest Kāinga Ora debtors have their debts slashed to 12 weeks’ rent
Waikato’s largest Kāinga Ora debtor owes more than $33,000, has been in rent arrears for five years of a seven-year tenancy and is set to have their debt reduced to just 12 weeks’ of rent.
The Waikato Times can reveal they aren’t the only Waikato-based Kāinga Ora debtor set to get their rent arrears bill slashed, with the bills for the top-five largest rent debtors all being cut to 12 weeks’ rent.
Poll: Have you tried the Grumpy Baker's food?
Hamilton’s Grumpy Baker is expanding into cakes.
The popular bakery has opened a new production kitchen next door to its original location, marking a major milestone in just four years of business.
Have you tried the Grumpy Baker's food? Tell us more in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
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15.4% Yes
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84.6% No
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