Eye Sight sculpture wins No 8 Wire award
Auckland-based sculptor Rebecca Rose battled with wire for more than a month to take home the top prize for Fielday's sponsored annual NO 8 Wire Competition. Artists...
Maxi-Trak Quatro is ready to hit the market
An Otorohanga farmer's invention is about to hit the market - five years after it won first prize at Fieldays....
Who cares if it is wet?
If it’s June and it’s raining it’s because the Fieldays are on. It’s a hoary old adage, for sure, but it has...
International drawcard
International exhibitors are drawn to Fieldays by the lure of the business possibilities at the biggest agricultural show in the...
Food for all
You’re walking around Fieldays and you start to feel hungry. How do you choose what to eat? The good thing...
New Generation Liquorice return with extra range
Last year’s Fieldays was such a sweet experience for first-timers New Generation Liquorice that they have returned in 2015 with...
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...
Fieldays fun for kids
Splish, splosh, the sound of children running around in their gumboots and looking for their next target – puddles to...
It’s all about cheese
Sue Arthur dedicated her life to cheese when a mid-life crisis struck in 1990. She wanted to open a business...
Innovative app launches at Fieldays
A free app has been created for this year’s Fieldays. The app uses iBeacon technology and allows users to see...
Drone company flying high
Just outside Newcastle in Australia, near some of the pylons and high voltage lines that deliver power to the city,...
Onyx Studio to develop young, local theatre talent
Veteran thespians and acting teachers Brendan West and Louise Drummond at Hamilton's Meteor Theatre. A career treading the boards may...
New induction system introduced to Fieldays
Fieldays exhibitors setting up their sites have faced an extra hurdle this year, as inductions have been introduced to meet...
Hamilton East School stands tall in art exhibition
STANDING TALL: The redwood tree that resembles the one in the centre of the school. Photo Chantel Strydom Hamilton East...
Uruguay and Mali settle for a draw in final group match of the FIFA U-20 World Cup
Uruguay has survived an onslaught from a spirited Mali side and progress to the knockout stages of the FIFA U-20...
Senegal win in dominant performance
Goals from Alhassane Sylla and Moussa Kone were enough to see Senegal win 2-1 and take the three points from...
New mum bins junk food for cause
Kiwis are being urged to ditch a favourite junk food for a month to help fight cancer. The Cancer Society...
Pilot gallery wants to fly higher
PILOT'S MAIN PILOT: Karl Bayly is pleased with the result of the gallery's artworks sale. Photo: Chris Davis Hamilton...
Wintec grad wins top student at Canon Media Awards
The School of Media Arts journalism course has maintained its stellar hit rate at the Canon Media Awards, with graduate Don...
Younger generation losing te reo Māori
Fewer young Māori are speaking te reo – fuelling fears for the language’s survival. The number of te reo Māori...
Teachers check out Whitiora Primary
LOTS OF LEARNING: Making the most of their space with interactive learning. Photo: Supplied. Teachers are flocking to Whitiora Primary...
Thames woman overcomes fear of using a chainsaw
Thames woman Sue Darwall, had to overcome her fear of using a chainsaw when she signed up for a horticulture...
Māori need invitation or occasion to visit home marae – study
No invitation or occasion is the main reason some Māori do not want to go to their ancestral marae...