Waikato kids explore outdoors with Guardians programme
https://youtu.be/4WRE4s5m3P4 Parents searching for a final school holiday activity for kids can give them an experience of the great outdoors...
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Maralinga: stories that need to be heard
Ursula Yovich and John Mandelberg prepare for a reading for the movie Photo credit: Ben Flood When nuclear bombs are...
Hunt for the next Kiwi YouTuber
Adam King (left) secured $80,000 for his new YouTube series.Photo: David St George Up and coming Kiwi YouTubers will have...
Ugandan coffee a hit at new op-shop in Hamilton
There’s no shortage of op-shops in Hamilton’s Frankton suburb, but as its name would suggest, Orphans Aid International Op-shop is...
King of Island Pop to perform in Hamilton
The King of Island Pop, Iyaz, will be performing for the first time in New Zealand on Friday July 21...
Tamahere pony club gears up for new season
Emma Turnbull is looking forward to her second season with the Tamahere club.Photo: Supplied For Waikato University student Emma Turnbull,...
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...
Women in gumboots
A farm in Ngatea has been passed through Arthur Jones’s family for over 100 years. He has had employees come...
Tackling the war on weeds
The Department of Conservation is tackling the baker's dirty dozen weeds at Fieldays. Community ranger, Danielle Hart, says a big...
Steak? How about locust instead…
Fancy some ants in your smoothie? Or how about some crickets on your toast to make your morning a bit...
Federated Farmers fight for fair water regulations
Andrew McGiven, the Waikato provincial president of Federated Farmers. Photo: Dominico Zapata, Fairfax. Waikato Federated Farmers has released its submission for...
Teenager from small settlement cracks the big time
NZ U19 Commonwealth Youth Games beach volleyball qualification winners, Jasmine Milton (left) and Ella Akkerman. Photo: Supplied A teenager...
Change in cannabis law too late for cancer patient
Debra and her husband of 27 years holding hands during her last few hours alive. Photo: Supplied For Hamilton mother...
Tāmaki initiative tackles plastic waste
New Zealanders use 1.6 billion plastic bags a year. Photo: Pixabay Tāmaki residents are tackling a global environmental problem by...
How Brushy got his one string
Brushy the one-man, one-guitar-string act drew standing room only crowds at WOMAD. Photo: supplied. One night Brushy said he had...
First generation Cambodian New Zealander visits his heritage
Ricky Heng looks over the 900-year-old Hindu temple A cycle trip to the ancient Cambodian temple of Angkor Wat was...
Family man and Labour MP up for the fight
Family man Jamie Strange is ready to make his push for Hamilton East. Photo: Supplied A music teacher who once...
Cop welcomes refugees with a smile
“They’re not the best jokes and I’m not a comedian, but it does break the ice.” For refugees fleeing torture,...
NZ government stats prove the 7-year itch exists
Seward Johnson's steel and aluminium statue freezes Marilyn Monroe's famous pose The 7-year itch sounds just like another of...
How mental health grew to be part of farming culture
http://youtu.be/iIrOPJ5vjRc Dairy famer Glenda Gray remembers when former All Black John Kirwan opened up about depression, and the...
And it’s gone to the girl in the red dress…
Who gets heartbroken? Who gets the sparkly ring? It’s the final episode and I spend my whole day at...
The Viper looks to strike at XFC 30
Hamilton-based mixed martial artist Matt "The Viper" Vaile, is set to defend his welterweight championship at XFC 30 this Saturday in...