Number 8 Network does a round-up of stories in our district from other media outlets. Cost of vandalism Vandalism in Waikato Schools has cost taxpayers close to $400,000 extra on top of the millions of dollars funded for damage repairs over the past four years, says the Waikato Times. The Ministry of Education has funded

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A Gordonton man accused of colliding with a group of cyclists on Puketaha Rd last month will plead guilty, his lawyer says. Nicholas Dryland, 22, appeared in Hamilton District Court today (Friday 9 August)  to face a charge of aggravated careless use of a motor vehicle by illegally overtaking causing death and two charges of

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