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...
Year: 2012
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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Paws 4 Life to the animal rescue
A former SPCA inspector and zoo keeper has had 700 animals pass through her home-based charity as local SPCAs struggle...
U-turn makes local MP and principal wary
A local Hamilton MP and school principal have reacted warily to Education Minister Hekia Parata’s U-turn on proposed staff-pupil ratio...
Kick boxer aiming for eighth straight victory
Tauranga kick boxer Daniel Geurts is aiming for his eighth straight victory at the upcoming Muay Thai Mayhem’s four-man elimination...
Paralympian swimmer shows he’s got it
Leg-less paralympian swimmer Jesse Reynolds has shown the world stage he’s got it. At the US Disability Open in Cincinnati...
The GC hits Hamilton
The search is over. Waikato people are reported to have led the country in Google searches for The GC over...
Ag Art Wear helps students with NCEA
Clothing made out of everything rural fills the textile classroom at Matamata College again this year. Preparing for the college’s...
Hamilton’s first shared zone is open
The first shared zone in Hamilton opened in the central city today with spectators and councillors braving wet weather. The...
Students aim high with music pilot video
Lights, cameras, and crossed fingers gathered in droves at the University of Waikato's New Place Theatre on Sunday for the...