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Waikato

Represented by Tim van de Molen · National Party
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In the news

Recent stories from our news & commentary corpus that mention this electorate’s area, newest first. A coverage signal — not a measure of local opinion.

Waikato family honours daughter’s memory by holding Hamilton blood donation event
nzherald · 10 Sep 2026 Waikato
Man revived in Waikato Hospital ED with CPR after heart attack during long wait
the-kaka · 9 Sep 2026 Waikato
Patient collapses, needs CPR in Waikato Hospital ED waiting room
stuff · 9 Sep 2026 Waikato
Waikato Hospital ED patient collapses in waiting room, requires CPR
nzherald · 9 Sep 2026 Waikato
Waikato University wants millions in ratepayer subsidies for new medical school
rnz · 9 Sep 2026 Waikato
Waikato-Tainui dismisses report it's backing a new NRL franchise
tvnz · 9 Sep 2026 Waikato
Slow Fashion September: Waikato councils team up to reduce textile waste
nzherald · 8 Sep 2026 Waikato
These are the final images of Brent Horsburgh alive. It's a stark document of an ED failure
stuff · 7 Sep 2026 Waikato
Waikato surgeon Stephen Adams takes specialist skills to Samoa
nzherald · 6 Sep 2026 Waikato
Canterbury Turn Up the Heat in Hamilton as Waikato Fall Short in NPC Battle
waatea · 6 Sep 2026 Waikato
‘The same story about my Dad over and over’: Son speaks out after Waikato Hospital deaths
stuff · 5 Sep 2026 Waikato
Canterbury hold narrow lead over Waikato after McLeod double
stuff · 5 Sep 2026 Waikato
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national-party · 5 Sep 2026 Waikato
Review after another patient found dead in Waikato Hospital bathroom
tvnz · 5 Sep 2026 Waikato
Second patient in two months found dead in Waikato Hospital toilet
rnz · 5 Sep 2026 Waikato
Second patient found dead in Waikato Hospital toilet in two months
stuff · 4 Sep 2026 Waikato
One dead after Waikato motorcycle crash
stuff · 4 Sep 2026 Waikato
Third death in toilet at Waikato Hospital
the-kaka · 4 Sep 2026 Waikato
Waikato Hospital patient missing for up to five hours found dead in ward toilet
nzherald · 4 Sep 2026 Waikato
Waikato Screen Charitable Trust aims to grow regional film workforce
nzherald · 3 Sep 2026 Waikato
New lifejacket rules have been in place for more than a decade in Waikato and save lives, harbourmaster says
rnz · 3 Sep 2026 Waikato
Benjamin Hale inquest: Police decisions questioned after Waikato River death
nzherald · 31 Aug 2026 Waikato
Waikato cannabis operation: Eight arrested after 14 grow houses found
nzherald · 31 Aug 2026 Waikato
Police uncover 14 alleged cannabis grow houses across Waikato
stuff · 31 Aug 2026 Waikato
Watch: Desperate ankle tap saves Otago in 11-try thriller against Waikato
stuff · 29 Aug 2026 Waikato
Otago and Waikato trade tries in high-scoring thriller
stuff · 29 Aug 2026 Waikato
#regional: Building for the Next Disaster: Waikato Adopts New Framework for Floods, Drought and Climate Risk
waatea · 28 Aug 2026 Waikato
Waikato town getting its first set of traffic lights in over 30 years
tvnz · 28 Aug 2026 Waikato
Small Waikato town to go back to the future with traffic lights
stuff · 28 Aug 2026 Waikato
Waikato’s Michael Loye caught with child-sex exploitation images weeks after prison release
nzherald · 28 Aug 2026 Waikato

Standing in 2026

Candidates contesting Waikato this cycle. Sitting MPs link to their briefing; other candidates to their candidate context page.

Full 2026 slate ›

Rosters are sourced from public candidate lists and may be incomplete for some cycles — a missing name means “not yet recorded”, not “did not stand”.