Benn Bathgate is a journalist at Fairfax Media. He covers a diverse range of topics including construction and real estate, retail, climate change, and regional interest stories, with a focus on both APAC and LATAM regions. Benn's work has been featured in notable publications such as Stuff, The Post, The Press, and Waikato Times.
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Benn Bathgate's focus is primarily on local crime and legal issues in New Zealand, with an emphasis on evolving stories and breaking news related to court cases. His coverage also includes government announcements and legal policy regulations.
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By: Benn Bathgate
The High Court in Hamilton has upheld the prison sentence of a man who strangled his partner three times, repeatedly beat her inside cars and later
By: Benn Bathgate
Comment Hamilton's new ‘peanut-about' intersection is set to be cracked open early and under budget, Hamilton City Council has announced.
By: Benn Bathgate
It's a hole about the size of two tennis courts, and out of it will come billions of dollars and hundreds of well paying jobs for Waihi.
By: Benn Bathgate
It's a hole about the size of two tennis courts, and out of it will come billions of dollars and hundreds of well paying jobs for Waihi.
According to Dane Polkinghorne , he has a very high IQ. According to Judge Greg Hollister-Jones however, “I'm not sure I should take that too seriously”.
When you think assault with a blunt instrument, you might not think of ear muffs. However, it was ear muffs that Aysha Wright used to assault her ex-partner, Waihī District Court heard on Monday.
By: Benn Bathgate
A serial rapist who told a vulnerable woman he was her “king” while subjecting her to a prolonged campaign of rape and sexual violence has been jailed for more than 14 years at the High Court at Hamilton.
By: Benn Bathgate
A novice mountaineer who plunged 250 metres to her death on Mt Ruapehu had “no chance” of saving herself after slipping on an icy slope experts say even experienced climbers would have struggled to survive, a coroner has found.
By: Benn Bathgate
Comment Cryptocurrency is here to stay and is no longer “a fringe issue for financial crime” in New Zealand, according to University of Waikato senior lecturer in finance, Dr Abhishek Mukherjee.
By: Benn Bathgate
“I need to say it plainly. I'm deeply sorry.” That was the message Kawariki Emery had for the man he struck three times with a machete in the wake of an October 2025 party in Hamilton.
