Season tests contractors

It’s flat out … The two Fs – flooding and fuel – have been tough on agricultural contractors this year, writes Jesse Wood. It wasn’t the rain itself that caused the biggest headache this season,…

Ōtorohanga premier development made a solid start to the Waikato club rugby season, downing Melville B 59-5 at Island Reserve. The premier team got an instant 50-0 win after Melville pulled the pin on their…

The Ōtewā Gumboot gang Jack Woodward, Isaac Wilson and Laura Connoly won the AgriKids competition at the FMG Young Farmer of the Year Waikato Bay of Plenty regional final at Te Teko Racecourse late last month. AgriKids…

King Country’s famous trio of the NZ Shearing Championships, The NZ Shears Running of the Sheep and The Great New Zealand Muster will have a Te Awamutu flavour this year as they celebrate 40 years….

Te Kūiti’s Lou Fielder says the highlight of her year was sponsoring the Waikato Blind Indoor Bowling team to compete at nationals. Her unique legends themed convention in February – included building chocolate fish towers…

There were plenty of smiles, hugs and shared memories as women from across Waipā and King Country came together in Te Awamutu to celebrate a remarkable milestone – 100 years of Rural Women New Zealand….

A project run under the umbrella of Rob Waddell’s business Waddell, the New Zealand Sport Collective, has won an award in partnership with Whakaata Māori. The former New Zealand high-performance athlete has been encouraged by…

Ngāti Maniapoto representatives hosted a sod turning ceremony for Te Kirikiri housing development late last month in Te Kūiti. Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Waikato Regional Council and Waitomo District Council representatives gathered for…

Humble upbringings in Te Kūiti are what Eady Manawaiti believes are the catalyst to the opportunities life has presented him. Manawaiti has experienced the world but he never forgot his roots. Now as Waitomo deputy…

When Duane Monkley and Stan Meads (right) caught up at a rural event in Ngāhinapōuri at the end of November the rugby link was no coincidence. For years the rural community has donated calves to…