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Caught in limbo

For more than a decade, Waikato-King Country farmers have lived with the uncertainty of Plan Change 1. Mary Anne Gill was at Mystery Creek to…

Farm leaders say hit pause

Two environmental advocates say the government should pause the Waikato Regional Council’s Plan Change 1 rather than put farmers through a compliance process that could…

Shaking up berry harvests

A young Waikato innovator has developed technology that could help blueberry growers improve harvest quality, reduce fruit loss and get more from their existing machinery,…

It was good news for Aaron

A King Country News story has made a world of difference for Ōtorohanga dad Aaron Milne. He read about Maru Energy Trust and realised his…

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Top 20 finish for Foss

Aria shooter Natalie Foss has capped off her final junior world championships campaign in Germany with a solid performance against the best young trap-shooters in…

Taupō’s derby final

It will be an all-Taupō King Country club final on Saturday after Taupō Marist and Taupō Sports came out on top in their respective semi-finals….

Young guns on target again

The Waitete U13 team have done the double after demolishing Taupō Sports Vikings 74-19 to win the Jim Gibb Shield and the final in Te…

Capping a rugby career

It’s a week for milestones as rugby clubs Piopio and Waitete honour two of their long-serving players. Two Saturdays ago, first five-eighth Stormy McCarthy celebrated…

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A couple of issues

These two subjects are totally unrelated as far as I’m aware, but they do have one thing in common that causes me concern. That commonality…

Keeping decisions local

While it is great to see councils around the Waikato sharing their views with the public on local government reform, one important opportunity hasn’t been…

Expect government to act

The release of the Environment Court decisions on Plan Change 1 has left many farmers and rural communities wondering what comes next. Read more

Letters to the editor

Ruapehu perspective A statement from the Mayor on the Ruapehu District Council website says: Council has a responsibility to carefully consider the opportunities, challenges, costs,…