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 Siermans thought he might become a pilot. Instead, he has…
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 Siermans thought he might become a pilot. Instead, he has…
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 at the site’s annual community night, environmental manager Jude van…
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 co-operative, manages byproducts generated during manufacturing and redistributes them to…
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 unveiled a new distributed clinical placement network that will support…
Complaints about regional bus services in Waipā and the King Country have triggered a review focusing on safety concerns and inconsistent stopping practices. Last week The News reported passengers were being left confused and inconvenienced…
Taupō MP Louise Upston did not sugar-coat the numbers when she stood before Cambridge business leaders this week to explain Budget 2026. Health spending alone now sits at $34 billion a year, a figure she…
At a time when most women conformed to societal expectations, Yvonne Foreman was an exception. She took every opportunity in life, turning each into something bigger than herself. Fiercely intelligent, elegant and unafraid, she was…
Last month’s unveiling of a headstone over 500km away has served to link Cambridge with the Wairarapa settlement of Tīnui through one lost soldier’s connection with Le Quesnoy. The headstone marks the grave of Alfred…
Drivers who regularly travel between South Waikato, Waipā and the King Country via the Arapuni Dam will take a detour for up to three years. Mercury will shut the road across the dam during construction…
The News reported last week we had two residents honoured with being made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the King’s Birthday Honours – in fact there were four. Tamahere based…
