Setting the scene
As mist slowly lifts off the Waikato River, drifting up the embankments and on to the surrounding lands, Vanessa Richmond...
Features
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...
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...
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...
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...
Young farmers organise fight night
Te Kawa West young farmers (Te Awamutu district) have come up with what promises to be a popular event during...
Mary Anne Gill – Media and Communications Director
My most memorable day was my first on the job, when the chief executive announced he was resigning. I thought...
Christine Wilson – Operation Booking Clerk
After having a family I returned to work in 1990. I have been working at the Waikato Hospital ever since,...
Chris Atkinson – Volunteer Coordinator
Since stepping into this newly created role in May 2003 we have recruited 200 volunteers across 23 areas of the...
Rainy Mondays Slammed
Another rainy Monday night in Hamilton and the Lido Cinema lounge is crowded with people sitting on an odd assortment...
Ambulance volunteer ready and waiting
It is a cold and foggy Monday night and in Ngaruawahia it appears not a single soul is out walking...
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...
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...
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...
Field on Fieldays – Day Four
“For the first time in years we ran out of whitebait yesterday,” said the lady at the only whitebait stand...
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...