Generations of comfort and style win outdoors living
Lazy susans, loungers and umbrellas with LEDs - the setting displayed from Ethan Outdoor Furniture has many visitors picturing what their...
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The stereotypes of a farmer
A man walks into a store wearing knee-high gumboots. The store is RD1 in Hamilton and the man is farmer...
Vegetarian stand wins Best Food Site award
Dhruva Reid has never tasted meat in all his 32 years. VEGETARIAN WINNER: Dhruva Reid runs his vegetarian stall One...
AgResearch’s free meat a winner
The AgResearch stand at Fieldays 2013 is a thriving hub of opportunities to learn about the many ways the organisation is...
Great Indoors 4
- “You must meet a lot of interesting people,” said the young bank officer. We were breakfasting in the 7am...
Another roaring win for Honda Motorcycles
For the third year in a row Honda Motorcycles NZ has grabbed the attention of the Fieldays judges with the...
SAFE lobby against factory farming at Fieldays
Animal rights group SAFE have decided to take on Fieldays for the first time to lobby against factory farming in...
Swanndri celebrates one hundred years
Greeted by the excited wagging of dog tails and a motorbike in the garage, you can tell this family will...
Italian stall wins tasty treats for their plant nutrition exhibit
A classy, Italian-designed stall earned a global biostimulant company some beverages and nibbles to celebrate with at the end of...
Glass art stall adds rural designs to collection
The Bell Cottage Crafts stall was glistening with an array of unique glass and concrete garden art yesterday – and...
The feminine side of Fieldays
Self-confessed girly girl Jane Houghton is a converted Fieldays fan. At first she thought it was boring, but now she...
Iconic top-dressing plane coming back to life
_ It’s a steep walk down to the bottom of Mystery Creek’s gate number three, flanked by thistles and dying...
Ranfurly Shield meets Fieldays visitors
_ Three Waikato rugby players were at Fieldays today greeting fans and showing off the Ranfurly Shield. MEGA SHIELD: Waikato...
Where is Mrs Washer?
_ Team Washer was in full support at the wood chopping heat at the Rural Bachelor of the Year competition...
Beekeeping inventor buzzed about win
A Northland inventor found a way to revolutionise beekeeping with his mobile honey harvester that is being showcased to the...
Colombian delegation visit Fieldays
Kiwi dairying know-how and technology could be benefiting Central America after a Colombian delegation checks out Fieldays. The developing relationship...
Fieldays celebrates 45th birthday
Forty-six years ago, John Kneebone travelled to England and marvelled at the modern farming machinery of the Royal Agricultural Show....
Chainsaw artists cut loose
Men wielding chainsaws spent the day creating wooden masterpieces on Thursday. Chainsaw carvers had all day to create their sculptures...
Fellowship promotes faith for farmers
_ Farmers have the chance to gain “bosom friends” and be together in the Christian faith when they sign up...
Wintec horticulture students spread agricultural “awesomeness”
_ There is free plant life for all at the Fieldays this year, courtesy of Wintec’s horticulture department. Wintec Horticulture...
Not a farmer but still a Young Farmer
Natalie Watkins is not your everyday farmer. She isn’t wearing gumboots or perched on the back of a four-wheeler motorbike....
“Free stuff” pleases Fieldays crowds
F Fieldays is a great day out. We find out how different people make the most of it. Dunedin student...
Fonterra puts lightproof milk to the test
F Fonterra has attempted to quiet critics of its lightproof bottles with a milk comparison taste test. TASTE TO BELIEVE:...
Rural bachelor competition heats up on Halloumi
It’s probably best 2013’s rural bachelors stick to the farm over the kitchen after their performance in heat three of...