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High-flying farm chief

Mike Siermans leads one of the country’s most influential farming organisations. Monique Balvert-O’Connor speaks to the Tauranga-based Federated Farmers chief executive. As a teenager Mike…

Factory cuts discharges

Fonterra’s Hautapu site says its new $85 million wastewater treatment plant is already improving environmental performance, while also strengthening links with the local community. Speaking…

Closing the nutrient loop

Behind the scenes at Fonterra’s Hautapu site, a less visible operation is helping reduce waste and return nutrients to land. Dairy Fert, part of the…

News in brief

Clinical placement locations The University of Waikato, in partnership with the Ministry of Health, Health New Zealand and the Universities of Auckland and Otago, has…

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Waipa prems beaten

First round winner Hautapu and Te Awamutu Sports both succumbed to losses at the start of the second round of senior Waikato club rugby for…

First round to Hautapu

Hautapu premiers beat Ōtorohanga 40-26 at Cambridge’s Memorial Park to pip Hamilton Marist to first round honours and the Ron Crawford Shield. Both teams won…

They’re hands down winners

Just 800m from the end, after pushing each other to their physical limits for more than 15 heart-pounding minutes, Emma Cotter and Maisey Butler made…

100 up to hold cup, shield

Hautapu went on a rampage at Cambridge Memorial Park, beating Te Awamutu 101-7 to retain the Waipā Cup and the George Simpkin Shield. Read more…

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The El Hierro eruption

As I am gearing up for my yearly work trip to the Canary Islands, the 2011–2012 submarine eruption off the island of El Hierro is…

Shaping Waikato governance

Since February, when the government made their thoughts on local government known, reform has been a central focus for myself and the Waikato Regional Council….

The wonder of Fieldays

The annual agri-pilgrimage is upon us again this week, to a Fieldays with notable changes, improvements and a full house. Full in the sense that…

Which way do you lean?

We were recently advised of a decision by the Waipā District Council which concluded years of debate. The issue was whether Cambridge’s Water Tower should…