Ag Art action at rehearsals
The popular Ag Art Wear competition is a show at Fieldays of catwalk entertainment featuring a collection of garments from...
Month: June 2012
Farmside provides broadband to rural areas
The Fieldays Exhibitor is brought to you by Farmside. The daily paper and its corresponding website are able to keep...
Gumboot Girl lends a hand
Landscape designer Annemarie Robb aka ‘Gumboot Girl’ has been working hard to design a natural landscape for the Environment Waikato...
Farming fashion with a twist
In a corner of Matamata College’s textile classroom, the sun acts as a spotlight on the Iron Maiden. Rays of...
Hustle bustle of Fieldays
A week out and the huge National Fieldays’ site at Mystery Creek was already a hive of seriously-busy hustle. Mini,...
Big commitment
Attending Fieldays is a huge commitment for any business. The months of planning required to deliver a quality product to...
Cattle traced from paddock to plate
A compulsory tagging scheme that provides for lifetime traceability of cattle and deer and is aimed at enhancing New Zealand’s...
Setting the scene
As mist slowly lifts off the Waikato River, drifting up the embankments and on to the surrounding lands, Vanessa Richmond...
Sporting test against the best
Visitors to Fieldays will be able to test their skills against New Zealand sporting champions. Inside an old British double...
City bars, restaurants get jump start on Fieldays
Fieldays may kick off today, but for some Hamilton hospitality outlets, the rush started on Monday. Iguana Streetbar and Restaurant...
Virtual farming at your fingertips
Not a dairy farmer but would like to try it out? A new iPad game at one of the University...
Generations with a lot in store
It is a family affair at the Arthur’s Emporium Fieldays stand, with the work spreading across three generations. Arthur Brasting...
Wintec students make short film centering on Hamilton’s Refugee Services
A short film made by Wintec students will be shown next month at the national refugee resettlement forum in Wellington...
IT qualification combines management and technical know-how
Wintec’s innovative new IT qualification combines management skills with technical know-how, and it’s the first of its kind in New...
Mamma Mia, We Will Rock You inspire kiwi musical
A musical featuring all New Zealand music will open in Hamilton on July 18th. Ross MacCleod, the writer and director...
Young New Zealander of the year to speak at Wintec
Young New Zealander of the year Sam Johnson will speak at a national youth forum in Hamilton this month. Hamilton...
Te Awamutu College takes out Waikato Stage Challenge
Te Awamutu College narrowly beat King’s College for the top position at Friday night’s Stage Challenge and J-rock competition. Celebrating...
Grace on Braid: the soul of a neighbourhood
Grace on Braid 29 Braid Road, St Andrews. It's Saturday morning and Grace on Braid is in full rock ’n' roll...
Wintec student gets ready for ShelterBox week
Today is no normal Saturday, today is the start of Big ShelterBox Week where people all over the world will...
Fieldays entertainment lacks the cheerleader spirit
They are not quite sure why - but Waikato’s cheerleaders appear to be out in the cold this winter. The...
Lord of the ring road
Hamilton’s Wairere Drive roundabout looks chaotic. There is an abundance of fluorescent cones, dust billowing from heavy machinery and traffic...
National art competition comes down to the wire
A design student who put his entry together at the last minute has beaten more seasoned artists to take out...
Hamilton sound technician wins Patrons Encouragement Award
Hamilton sound technician Shaun Phillips has won the Musical Theatre New Zealand Patrons Encouragement Award. The award is designed to...
The Friday Quiz 08-06-12
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