Hamilton youngster Reeve Brady takes A.Y.D.C to hip-hop world champs
A boy who sacrificed a trip to a world hip-hop competition in the United States last year so his sister...
Month: May 2011
Newborn babies get free hearing screening
More than 500 babies have been screened for hearing loss in Te Awamutu since the Waikato District Health Board’s newborn...
Podcast with Bomber Bradbury May 16
James Ireland talks to Wintec’s Editor in Residence Martyn “Bomber” Bradbury about the 2011 budget, New Zealand’s economic growth and...
Crowd celebrates Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic’s final game at Mystery Creek
The atmosphere was “electric” at Mystery Creek Events Centre as fans old and new came out to watch the Waikato...
Households struggle in face of rising food prices
The traditional Monday night lamb chop and potato dinner has turned into a guilty pleasure for most Waikato households. The...
Coffee prices on rise in New Zealand
Coffee drinkers may have to think twice about buying their morning flat white as prices are tipped to hit $5...
In conversation with Browsers’ owner, Rebecca Pope
Within the last couple of years, two of Hamilton’s bookstores have closed. This comes as quite a blow to a...
Podcast with Bomber Bradbury
James Ireland talks to Wintec’s Editor-in-Residence Martyn “Bomber” Bradbury. They discuss Don Brash taking over the Act party, what Hone...
Nick Atkinson – The volunteer worker
It’s early morning and outside the entrance of Waikato Hospital there is a slow procession of people walking in and...
Jayne Marshall – The information desk
From when Jayne Marshall was four, she dreamed of being Dorothy, and getting lost in the land of Oz. Sitting...
Reverend Raumiria McRobert – The chaplain
Reverend Raumiria McRobert counsels the sick and afflicted at the Waikato Hospital, sometimes in situations that she would never have...
Rangi Iti – The enquiries administrator
A gentleman walks up to Rangi Iti’s enquiries desk, “I hear you know everything!” She laughs and agrees with the...
Julie Burling – The barista
Julie Burling loves coffee so much that even as she backpacks across Greece, she will be searching for hints to...
Hamilton hosts light-contact MMA tournament
Hamilton held its only light-contact Mixed Martial Arts or MMA tournament recently but with submissions, bruises and blood it was ...
Cambridge boy wins TVNZ Good Morning Kids Cook Off
Nicholas Brockelbank, who has muscular dystrophy, appeared live on television when he cooked up a storm of admiration during the...
Hamilton Poetry Slam a resounding success
Everything from Buddha to Bowie to bicycles featured at the Poetry Slam at the Lido on Monday night. Eleven poets...
Skydiving Nationals a success
The NZPF Skydiving Nationals were held in cloudy weather at the Matamata Aerodrome. The competition had to begin earlier than...