Simon Gault at Fieldays on his diabetes journey
Simon Gault put on his gumboots and kicked the show off in the Kitchen Theatre on the first day of...
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Waikato farmer ready to take on Fieldays Rural Catch
Ben Fisher has dusted off his mantelpiece for the Golden Gumboot ahead of the Fieldays Rural Catch competition. He's also...
Fieldays helps save lives one skin check at a time
Three cases of early onset melanoma were diagnosed before noon on day one of Fieldays at the Health and Wellbeing...
Farmers making a Smart Move at Fieldays
Daryn Murray is looking to create a better workplace enviroment with his Smart Move products. Photo: Blair Voorend A New...
Remote system aims to make pasture testing easier
For decades farmers have had to test their pasture growth and soil conditions, taking time out of their busy days....
Men see red as the women dominate on quad bikes
Eira Lloyd-Forrest takes out the Suzuki King quad bike challenge. Photo: Anna Clausen It was female domination this morning as...
TechniPharm gets Spikey at Fieldays
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC0QIga5-28 Spikey makes it’s big debut this year at Fieldays. The new innovation promises to earn money for farmers and...
Hamilton bodybuilder’s success with disabled people continues
David Robson has spent the last eight years turning his knowledge of fitness into a passion for helping people with...
Blue sharks swim on
Blue sharks are one of 112 shark species known to inhabit New Zealand waters. Photo: supplied It stalks from below,...
A morning in (simulated) Hell
An AOS officer monitors the corridor during a training exercise. Photo: Supplied When a gun is being held in your...
Breaking the silence around loss of a baby
Not a day goes by that Waikato mother Cathy Buntting doesn’t think of her daughter who was delivered stillborn, nine...
Commuters who choose to bike
On a weekday, 8:30am is a hectic time in Tim Stevens’ house. The kids are about to hop in the...
Liefting, 60, set for one last Golden Pliers competition
After 40 years of competing, Nick Liefting is preparing to lace up his boots one last time for this year’s...
Building a town
Exhibitors. Check. Event design. Check. Endless proofing. Check. Two weeks before Fieldays begins, Mystery Creek’s Fieldays event manager Lee Picken...
Rural, yes. Bachelor, no.
While this year’s Rural Bachelor finalists are announced in the leadup to Fieldays, last year’s winner packs up his things...
St Paul’s students set for farming challenge
Two dozen farming enthusiasts are gathered in a room. Some are gazing at their computer screens, highlighting in their notebooks,...
Working for a sustainable future
On a road between Hinuera and Matamata there is an example of sustainable farming. A windbreak, as high as a...
Women in agriculture
If you think women see Fieldays as an opportunity just to wear their annual colourful pair of gumboots and check...
Townie heads to the farm
The sun is trying to shine, but I can’t feel her warmth. It is deceiving, hiding behind a crisp fog...
Drone company flying high
Just outside Newcastle in Australia, near some of the pylons and high voltage lines that deliver power to the city,...
The Darlimurla letters: It is something from the heart
“Because they had an importing company, they would travel each year between America and Britain. They had an office in...
Everything is “all good” – Police update
Waikato police are urging the public to be conscious of their belongings at Fieldays as reports of stolen property continue...
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, wait no it’s a drone
Clouds might be the only thing filling the sky over Kiwi farms if drone manufacturer Aeronavics has anything to do...
Canine conservationists on show at Fieldays
The Department of Conservation (DOC) came to Fieldays this year to showcase how they are using dogs to protect some...