Lee Johnston battled depression when his father died when he was only 15. “I had my own things going on when I was a young fella,” said the Maungatautari potter who is now 61. “When…
Lee Johnston battled depression when his father died when he was only 15. “I had my own things going on when I was a young fella,” said the Maungatautari potter who is now 61. “When…
Funding remains available to support farmers in preventing hill country erosion, particularly in priority areas where land is highly susceptible due to steep slopes, high rainfall, and weathered geology. In these farming regions, erosion risk…
When it rains, Donna Liddington fears for her home, business and livestock. Liddington has operated the Horse and Hound Shop from Cambridge Road, between Cambridge and Te Awamutu, for 20 years and has suffered regular…
Mountain View Honey apiarist Lindy Bennett is building traps to catch bee eating yellow legged hornets. Anger is mounting over the pace at which the Ministry for Primary Industries acted after two male hornets were…
Waipā District Council will decide next month which transport problems it wishes a reset Cambridge Connections project to resolve. Before then Cambridge Connections executive director Katie Mayes will bring the new council up to speed…
Newly-elected Waikato regional councillors Keith Holmes and Garry Reymer have hit back at claims that they do not care about the environment. Councillors have faced criticism for seeking an economic impact report on a plan…
Government regulations are slowing the pine conversion trend in rural New Zealand, while dairy, kiwifruit, and lifestyle properties are seeing renewed interest from local buyers and urban escapees. Jon Rawlinson reports. Recently introduced government regulations…
Zealong Tea Estate is brewing more than just globally acclaimed teas on land that was once a dairy farm. Mary Anne Gill visits Gordonton in Waikato to uncover the innovation and international acclaim stirring beneath…
Friday could become the new Wednesday at Waipā District Council. The council switched to holding committee and full council meetings from Tuesdays to Wednesdays in January. The move came despite concern raised by Good Local…
A gathering at the Le Quesnoy Sculpture in Cambridge last week commemorated the 107th anniversary of the 1918 liberation of the French town by Kiwi soldiers led by Cambridge’s second lieutenant Leslie Averill. It…
