Youngsters take on their own rugby world cup
One rugby world cup in New Zealand this year is already well underway, with schools around the country competing in...
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Rae Timu – The receptionist at Hilda Ross House
Rae Timu is a receptionist at Hilda Ross House; a hospital hotel owned by the Waikato DHB, has lived and...
Wintec student president faces challenge
Newly elected Wintec student association president Myles Watene is facing a bid to oust him from the job. The Students'...
The view from Palestine
A plea from Palestine will be heard in Hamilton on Tuesday as a couple give an eyewitness account of injustice and humiliation...
Little mum spreads the word
Jacqui Barrett is used to being asked if she’s on first name terms with Frodo. And she’s used to the...
Bull is an impressive breeding machine
Big beast Glenlea Downs Tsar’s Gold is an impressive breeding machine with a 100 per cent conception record. Last year...
Norm Hewitt supports SPCA educational programme on violence
He was there to speak to Year 7 and 8 students as part of the One of the Family campaign,...
Wintec graduate returns home for Bank of China job
Wintec graduate Mandy Jiang has landed a job at one of the world’s top banks. The 22-year-old will start work...
Glenview primary pupils take part in Enviro School Project
Hamilton’s Glenview primary school has dumped rubbish bins, with pupils taking their rubbish home for recycling. Caretaker John Hazlitt said...
Auckland mayor Len Brown to sleep rough on the streets
Auckland mayor Len Brown will be given a piece of cardboard and shown a cold concrete slab at AUT University’s...
Riverdale Alpacas are back at Fieldays
Riverdale Alpacas took a year off last year, but they are back in force this year with three of their...
Farmers show interest in drug testing
Farmers are showing more interest in drug testing as a result of employment changes. Drug testing is traditionally popular in...
No.8 wireless provides free wi-fi at Fieldays
Fieldays attendees and exhibitors have been able to tap in to free wi-fi this year at Mystery Creek, thanks to...
Hot chips sell like hot cakes
Hot chips are selling like hot cakes at the Fieldays. The Fieldays has five different food court areas that sell...
Voice of Fieldays speaks up
Park in the wrong place at Fieldays and MC Big J Barrack will tell you about it. Mr Barrack is...
Young Farmers win the Jubilee Award
New Zealand Young Farmers – Jubilee Award The New Zealand Young Farmers took out the Jubilee Award for their...
Kids’ day out at Fieldays
School groups from all over the country have spent the last few days perusing the exhibitions at Fieldays and learning...
Competitors nail fencing Golden Pliers championship
Spectators watched in awe as the eight finalists of the Golden Pliers fencing championships spent six and a half hours...
Fashion is not lost on the farmers
Farmers have been flaunting their garb at Fieldays this week, and if the gravel road was a catwalk, the ‘rural...
Handcrafted shotgun worth $60,000 captivates visitors
A handcrafted shotgun worth $60,000 has captivated visitors at a display by a Christchurch gun company which is the first...
Big Brother tracks farmers with GPS
Big Brother is watching a group of farmers during Fieldays to track their routes and stops around the event. Vodafone...
Equine skills on show at Fieldays
Fieldays has stepped up its coverage in the equine sector this year with events running in the EquiDays Arena. The...
Te Awa shop brings 100 per cent New Zealand chocolate to Fieldays
Chocolate “moo-poos” are a big mover in the Kiwi’s Best marquee at Fieldays this year. The Sweetest Little Chocolate Shop...
Field on Fieldays – Day three
Day Two dawned a little better than Day One at the Mystery Creek National Fieldays, but there was a quiet...