Waikato Hospital staff were left shaken after a man allegedly smashed windows.
Home / New ZealandRNZ30 Aug, 2026 08:58 AM2 mins to readA corridor at Waikato Hospital. Photo / Waikato HospitalA corridor at Waikato Hospital. Photo / Waikato HospitalBy Jimmy Ellingham of RNZA man is facing criminal charges after he smashed windows at a sexual health clinic in the latest incident of aggression at a public hospital.The man is due in the Hamilton District Court next month over the attack on 17 August.
A witness, who
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A patient says a disruptive man intimidated others at the hospital's emergency department.
Staff say they held a door shut for over an hour as a patient tried to break out.
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