Clock ticks down for water
Thu, Apr 24, 2025 6:00 AM
New Zealand’s water infrastructure is in dire need of upgrades. Estimates suggest it will cost betwe...
They need us, say Feds
Thu, Apr 24, 2025 1:00 PM
Federated Farmers is expecting the outcome of its appeal against the council’s wide-sweeping set of
Delivering words, not babies
Thu, Apr 24, 2025 7:00 AM
Marie-ann Quin trained, worked and practised as a registered nurse at Waikato Hospital and then did
Students thrive in academy
Thu, Apr 24, 2025 7:00 AM
The academy aims to encourage students to serve their communities, but this could involve joining th
Lara to the rescue
Thu, Apr 17, 2025 2:00 PM
When Jeff Woolford broke a wrist after going over the handlebars of his farm bike last year, his par...
Jo in line for award
Thu, Apr 17, 2025 1:00 PM
Pirongia’s Jo Sheridan is one of three finalists in the national Dairy Woman of the Year Award and i...
Sport
Waitete run Taumarunui ragged
Thu, Apr 17, 2025 9:30 AM
Waitete made the best of outstanding Autumn weather conditions and a hard and fast field with an exh
Tough for locals
Thu, Apr 10, 2025 10:32 AM
Round One of The King Country Club Rugby Premiership got underway last Saturday with one local losin
Cortez brought the goods
Thu, Apr 10, 2025 10:28 AM
The visit to Waitomo by current Chiefs and All Blacks halfback Cortez Ratima was a rip-roaring succe
Sam’s off to a flying start
Thu, Apr 10, 2025 10:27 AM
At 12, Sam Gray is top of his class. Unlike most keen students at Ōtorohanga South School, however,
Young bowlers on the mat
Thu, Apr 10, 2025 10:00 AM
A push to get younger players into indoor bowls saw a team of four school aged players compete in th
Javana stars at Horse of the Year
Thu, Apr 3, 2025 3:00 PM
A member of King Country’s Fagan family has won the Horse of the Year event this month. Year 5 Ōtew
Opinion
Linton wartime loss recalled
Thu, Apr 24, 2025 8:00 AM
Andrew Linton had just been promoted to corporal and hoped to go one better when he wrote to his par
Poroporoaki ki a Pope Francis
Wed, Apr 23, 2025 4:00 PM
Tēnei te Pō! Tēnei te Pō! Tēnei te Pō! Te Pō-uriuri, te Pō-tangotango, te Pō-i-oti-atu. This is th
Water quality at risk
Thu, Apr 17, 2025 3:08 PM
Waikato Regional Council (WRC) recently approved a submission on the government’s proposed new waste
A King Country mystery
Thu, Apr 17, 2025 2:47 PM
When Mr Bowlin went to Solomon’s store in Ōtorohanga around 9pm on an April evening in 1912 he saw l
Why the need to grow?
Thu, Apr 17, 2025 10:55 AM
To make our country work and prosper, successive governments for most of my long life have aimed to
From whisper to roar
Wed, Apr 16, 2025 3:53 PM
In late 2020—amidst a world full of distractions—you might have missed the eruption of La Soufrière,
