Still time Nominations close tomorrow for any outstanding native forest initiatives for the Growing Native Forest Champions awards. Now in their second year, the awards recognise individuals and organisations leading the establishment and restoration of…
Labour leader Chris Hipkins was in Ōtorohanga this week in the wake of one storm – to check how the community had responded to another one. And he said that as climate change takes hold,…
It’s flat out … Long nights, staff stretched thin and maize ready all at once. Daniel Reymer says this season has tested even the most experienced contractors as they pushed to get harvest done.
River Care expo King Country River Care will host a rural expo next Wednesday at the Les Munro Centre in Te Kūiti. The event will look at tools, technology and service to support farm operations….
State of Emergency At 9.32am on Saturday, 11 April 2026, a Local State of Emergency was declared for the Waikato Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Group Area for a period of seven days, as a…
Dan Tasker joins The News team Hey King Country, my name’s Dan Tasker and I’m back writing for the King Country News again! These days you may know me as a Waitomo District councillor or…
Burglar active King Country police want to hear from residents who could help them solve a series of daytime burglaries across the district. See: Off the Beat Thieves strike Tables and seating for kaumatua, set…
Ngāti Maniapoto musician Codi Wehi has released a new single which celebrates Matariki and acknowledges the connections between ngā whetū (the stars), te taiao (natural environment), and wellbeing. Wehi has strong links to the King…
Stronger sheep prices, lower costs and new export markets are restoring confidence on farms as rural communities grapple with more extreme weather events. But they are weathered, not beaten, according to Agriculture minister Todd McClay…
More fame for John John Fagan has become the first inductee into the New Zealand Rural Sports Hall of Fame. Fagan co-founded the New Zealand Shearing Championships and Te Kūiti’s Running of the Sheep and…
