Mother and daughter team up
For the Goundar family, helping others is something that runs in the blood. At least, that is the way Renuka...
Month: August 2011
Raglan photographer catches the waves
Training in a pool balanced upright with flippers on and with arms held high above her head is all part...
Cemetery opens new lawn for burials
Hamilton Park Cemetery is set to open a new wing of burial plots in September. The Chestnut Lawn – named...
“Old Man Racing” roars to second place in Taupo 1000
Matamata off road racer Colin Meredith drove an enduring two days and 1000 kilometres over rutted forest tracks and open...
Cambridge High take fight to St Kentigern
Cambridge High School first XV put in a courageous performance against Auckland secondary school champions St Kentigern College in their...
School children vie for Horotiu Idol top honours
They may have been young, inexperienced and short on stature but they made up for it with enthusiasm and guts....
Kingsland drummer ready for music academy in Spain
Alistair Deverick’s music career has already seen him tour America twice, now the Auckland drummer is set for the Red...
Russian theremin virtuoso enthrals Hamilton audience
Hamilton music lovers were treated to a virtuoso demonstration on an extraordinary instrument recently. Russian musician Lydia Kavina played the...
Hamilton electoral signs breach council bylaws
Confusion over council bylaws led to a number of Hamilton electoral signs being ruled non-compliant before the official election campaign. Both...
Smokefree Waikeria delights prison boss
Waikeria prison manager Kevin Smith’s voice carries a hint of surprise at how low-key the shift to going smokefree has...
King Tuheitia invites cultural representatives to powhiri
The Race Relations Commissioner has welcomed as “gracious” and “wonderful” an invitation from King Tuheitia to different ethnic groups to...
Morrinsville College deals with thefts
Students are being urged to take precautions after a spate of thefts. Morrinsville College is working hard to make the...
Household favourites go gluten-free
The burgeoning market for gluten-free products has just received a big name injection as Kiwi favourites Vogel’s and Ernest Adams...
Farming couple praise once-a-day milking
After 30 years of twice-a-day trips to the cowshed former Okoroire farmers Heather and Ian Mitchell have welcomed the concept...
Hundreds of plants set to save the Waiomou stream
About 70 volunteers from Kuranui School and the wider Okoroire Community planted 600 trees along the Waiomou riverbank as part...
Deputy speaker the perfect fit
Long-standing Waikato MP Lindsay Tisch does not enjoy the game of politics – which makes him ideal for the deputy...
Farming children muck in
Historically, New Zealand farming children have always done their share of the work – and nothing has changed in the...
NZ film maker turns his back on Hollywood
Wellington film maker Costa Botes has traded his Hollywood dreams for humbler ambitions. He says his documentaries don’t appeal to...
Zero tolerance targets youth drivers
A zero tolerance policy will land anyone under 20 with hefty fines if they are caught with alcohol in their...
Cheerful Mac promotes Bubbles Week for cystic fibrosis
Cambridge’s Mac Elliott, 10, does not complain about having to take 35 tablets a day – he knows they are...
National Cupcake Day gets SPCA supporters reaching for their cake mixers
Animal lovers will be turning out extreme cupcakes – and pupcakes – during the next week to raise funds for...
Hamilton’s hip hop champ
The philosophy of a 13-year-old gold medallist from Hamilton is simple – dream big. With that in mind Assryia Brady...
War reporter’s lonely road
At the moment the first plane hit the twin towers at 12.46am New Zealand time on September 11, 2001, Jon...
Tokoroa brings World Cup home
Rights to screen this year’s live Rugby World Cup matches have been nabbed by Tokoroa. The sporting event upon everyone’s...