Small sensors make batteries last five years
Akshat Bisht holding two small sensors in the Innovation Centre. Photo: Amy Wang Lead electronics engineer Akshat Bisht is...
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Fieldays exhibit sold on day one
Sales representative Ryan House outside Kiwi Timber's 3-bay shed Photo: Jennie Kendrick One exhibitor impressed the crowds at the Fieldays ...
Barred from the shower
In the age of reusable coffee cups and minimalist coach Marie Kondo, many New Zealanders are bar-king mad for shampoo...
Las Mexicanas – As real as you can get
Las Mexicanas owners Glen Pointon and Sisi Longoria Photo: Makayla Wallace-Tidd Sisi Longoria and Glen Pointon are the proud owners of...
Rescue cats find purr-fect homes
Dozens of Hamiltonians swung by PETstock The Base this weekend for Paws 4 Life’s Massive Adoption Day. More than 40...
ACC supports new Quadguard safety device
Weston Stewart shows of the rear mounted Quadguard. Photo: Lucas Tainui AG-Tech Industries is in the process of rolling out...
Kiwifruit testing device from Korea
Sunforest's Jay Hwang showing off their non-destructive kiwifruit tester. Photo: Lucas Tainui Orchard farmers no longer need to pick fruit...
Plastic, the future of fence posts?
Launch NZ Innovation award winner Jerome Wenzlick. Photo: Chris Chivers. Wooden fence posts are a New Zealand staple, but an...
New Zealand’s own zero emission chocolate
Lucy Bennetto celebrates her chocolate at Fieldays. Photo: Makayla Wallace-Tidd Lucy Bennetto has come in to the chocolate industry to show...
A pigdog scared of pigs – time for a new home
Retired working dogs, from left, Chip, Jess and Belle. Photo: Makayla Wallace-Tidd Dogs like Chip are the reason the Retired...
Early gin tasting at Fieldays
What flavour do you prefer? Maj supports the Indiginous guys. Photo: Sarah Schultheiss Drinking gin at 10 in the morning?...
Protecting plants from plastic
An innovative seedling guard that breaks down over two years has won a highly commended innovation award at Fieldays. NaturGuard...
Fieldays’ ice cream heaven
Danish Delight is fuelling the Fieldays crowd with its freshly baked waffle cone ice creams. The big cone comes with whipped...
NZ’s first fuel cell SUV
Hyundai unveiled their new fuel cell NEXO SUV on the first day of Fieldays 2019. NEXO’s fuel cell system combines...
Warm and woolly at Fieldays 2019
Beards are making a statement at Mystery Creek this year.
Farm gals
Look who's coming to Fieldays in 2019.
Reno rolls with the punches
Reno (left) scores a knock-out against opponent WaZa in the SFV Top 16 at WAR. You could be forgiven for...
Chris Lord Jnr – Champion
Otorohanga's Chris Lord has taken gold at the 2019 Stihl Timbersports Rookie World Championship in Sweden over the weekend. The...
Ethical fashion – the challenge facing both producers and consumers
Waikato fashion tutor Rebekah Harman Photo: Makayla Wallace-Tidd A Waikato fashion tutor says clothing companies still have work to do...
For aspiring Huntly rapper this is just the beginning
Rapper Ibyss Edmonds (Y3K$) in front of one of his friend's Graffiti art piece Photo : Tanielu Sipili From...
State school integrating Christianity into school culture, says students
Students at Hamilton Boys’ High School say the presence of Christian prayer and hymns in assemblies is making some students...
Sons of Boxing – the self-made non-profit gym
Rob Hirini with his student Brodie Thomas training for Gold Coast fight night. Photo: Riley Thomas Sons of Boxing; self-made...