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Rugby World Cup volunteer ranks filling
With less than three months to go, volunteers are flooding in for the Rugby World Cup. Recruitment in the Waikato...
Youngsters take on their own rugby world cup
One rugby world cup in New Zealand this year is already well underway, with schools around the country competing in...
Wintec student president faces challenge
Newly elected Wintec student association president Myles Watene is facing a bid to oust him from the job. The Students'...
The view from Palestine
A plea from Palestine will be heard in Hamilton on Tuesday as a couple give an eyewitness account of injustice and humiliation...
Little mum spreads the word
Jacqui Barrett is used to being asked if she’s on first name terms with Frodo. And she’s used to the...
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...
Norm Hewitt supports SPCA educational programme on violence
He was there to speak to Year 7 and 8 students as part of the One of the Family campaign,...
Wintec graduate returns home for Bank of China job
Wintec graduate Mandy Jiang has landed a job at one of the world’s top banks. The 22-year-old will start work...
Glenview primary pupils take part in Enviro School Project
Hamilton’s Glenview primary school has dumped rubbish bins, with pupils taking their rubbish home for recycling. Caretaker John Hazlitt said...
Auckland mayor Len Brown to sleep rough on the streets
Auckland mayor Len Brown will be given a piece of cardboard and shown a cold concrete slab at AUT University’s...
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...
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...
Equine skills on show at Fieldays
Fieldays has stepped up its coverage in the equine sector this year with events running in the EquiDays Arena. The...
Cutting horses dance to outsmart cattle
We are all familiar with the role of the sheep dog and the trials held for it in New Zealand....
Fieldays and Agritech join forces to target exports
NZ Agritech Incorporated and Fieldays International Marketing Limited will combine to provide one entity, called NZ Agritech Global, which will...
Record day at Fieldays
New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays bustled on Thursday with 32,935 visitors through Mystery Creek. It proved to be the busiest...
“Milly the Filly” wins National Fieldays sculpture competition
“Milly the Filly” has taken out this year's National Fieldays sculpture competition, and her creator Todd Harris is happy to...
Winners of the Innovation Competition announced
The winners of the Innovation Competition were announced at the Innovations Awards Breakfast this morning. New Zealanders are known for...
Tractor pull roar fills Fieldays air
The roar of the tractor pull is once again filling the air around Fieldays. Three events are to be run...
Sculptor creates cows’ heads from paua pieces
It took a major health scare for 67-year-old sculptor Dave Howe to discover his passion, but he's been bringing sculptures...