It's not quite a water done-deal
Thu, Mar 20, 2025 12:51 PM
Financial data presented at an Ōtorohanga District Council elected members workshop shows ratepayers...
Council's paper pitch
Thu, Mar 20, 2025 1:06 PM
Waipā District Council has revealed it plans to go into the newspaper business.
New charge for a charge
Thu, Mar 20, 2025 1:01 PM
The Lines Company has announced changes to its charging process for electric cars – but maintains it
'Wrong' call on levies
Thu, Mar 20, 2025 1:00 PM
DairyNZ board chair Tracy Brown says the organisation had not raised its levy from 3.6 cents per kg
Contractors still take a risk
Thu, Mar 20, 2025 11:00 AM
Nearly three quarters of contractors working with Ōtorohanga District Council are yet to provide evi...
111 call for volunteers
Thu, Mar 20, 2025 11:00 AM
Maniaiti Benneydale’s Hato Hone St John ambulance station can’t find more new volunteers to respond ...
Sport
Eti gets the Chiefs view
Thu, Mar 20, 2025 8:00 AM
Hautapu alumni Dylan Eti and James Thompson have been floating around the Chiefs rugby squad in 2025
Shear delight awaits
Thu, Mar 20, 2025 8:00 AM
Although the dust (and wool!) kicked up by many sets of clippers at the Golden Shears has now settle
Let's go...bring on the rugby
Thu, Mar 20, 2025 7:04 AM
With the commencement of the King Country club premiership season just three weeks away, clubs are g
Otorohanga ruled out
Tue, Mar 18, 2025 7:44 AM
Waipā and King Country interest in football’s Southern Conference men’s league has evaporated. The
Close cuts expected in Welsh tests
Thu, Mar 13, 2025 2:48 PM
A trio of shearing tests is set to confirm whether a Welsh dragon or a silver fern will top the podi
Jordan swings a win (or two)
Thu, Mar 13, 2025 7:51 AM
One who climbs trees, another who cuts them down and a carter named Carter all secured plaudits at t
Rural
Farming through a drought
Thu, Mar 20, 2025 11:00 AM
Dairy farming in drought conditions is a fine balance between making the most of a good milk price a
Time to get out the gate
Thu, Mar 20, 2025 10:00 AM
Natasha Cave is encouraging drought-stricken King Country sheep and beef farmers to take a mental he
Martin's an ace of spades
Thu, Mar 20, 2025 9:00 AM
When constructing anything, a little Leveridge seldom goes amiss. However, with little margin for er
A question of farmer confidence
Thu, Mar 20, 2025 9:00 AM
Farmer confidence has flipped to its highest level in a decade, according to the latest Federated Fa
It's top prize for Zac
Thu, Mar 20, 2025 7:14 AM
Zac van Dorsten is the 2025 Waikato Dairy Manager of the Year. Van Dorsten, 27, manages Tony and Lo
High...and dry
Thu, Mar 20, 2025 7:00 AM
Rotomate sheep and beef farmer Mat Sherriff says pond levels have dropped about one metre on his far
Opinion
Deciphering past eruptions
Thu, Mar 13, 2025 3:35 PM
People around the world are often familiar with the most significant eruptions, such as the 1883 Kra
Pride and champions
Thu, Mar 6, 2025 1:00 PM
While I have learnt much from two decades of community leadership and public service, what sticks ou
Understanding deformation
Sat, Mar 1, 2025 11:55 AM
Measuring deformation is an important part of the volcano monitoring toolbox. Deformation is a chang
When police had Harleys
Thu, Feb 20, 2025 9:52 AM
Harley Davidsons were the motorcycle of choice for the Te Kūiti police proving far cheaper than the
Waitangi Day - and Rangiaowhia
Thu, Feb 20, 2025 9:48 AM
I wonder how many of us applied for annual leave on the Friday, taking advantage of the Waitangi hol
Volcanoes and fake views
Thu, Feb 20, 2025 9:47 AM
Misinformation is not new. Sometimes confusion reigns and wrong information is innocently shared. So
