Te Kuiti’s Jack Fagan and Pongaroa’s David Buick have celebrated a test shearing win for New Zealand. It was the second success for The Wools of New Zealand Shearing Sports New Zealand shearing team in…
Te Kuiti’s Jack Fagan and Pongaroa’s David Buick have celebrated a test shearing win for New Zealand. It was the second success for The Wools of New Zealand Shearing Sports New Zealand shearing team in…
New Zealand’s only facility dedicated to mastitis testing at Waikato Innovation Park is helping dairy farmers reduce cases and costs. Microbiologists at Farm Medix’s Hamilton laboratory analyse milk samples from farms across the country. Through…
A new study has modelled which habitats might be most vulnerable to gold clam infestations – and suggest they are here to stay and finding the country more hospitable because of climate change. It suggests…
Waipā couple Ian and Danny Kennedy have lost their home and livelihood after they failed to secure an injunction to stop New Zealand Post terminating their rural delivery contract. The Kennedys sold their Te Awamutu…
Two new sculptures on the Cambridge to Velodrome section of the Te Awa River Ride greeted participants with a splash of smoke and colour during the recent Light Night Ride. Wag the dog – with…
Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan is calling on the Department of Conservation to dig deeper into its pockets and help save Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari from closure. O’Regan accompanied sanctuary chief executive Helen Hughes and conservation minister…
An internationally acclaimed retail expert says small town retailers should be open, welcoming and convenient in response to testing economic conditions. First Retail Group managing director Chris Wilkinson is a specialist in unlocking potential in…
Anita Asumadu’s three-and-a-half year tenure as principal at St Peter’s Catholic School has ended. Having succeeded in elevating achievement among students and enriching staff engagement, she is headed now for seemingly quieter pastures in which…
The end is nigh for the $10.2 million Cambridge Pathway, and it can’t come soon enough for two polarised groups. If graffiti on a Waipā District Council sign outside the Gaslight Theatre is to be…
Mental health advocate and former All Black John Kirwan spoke about the day he visited a farm and admired the cracking view. All the farmer could see was debt and bad weather. Mary Anne Gill…
