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Waipā chair for Global Landcare

New Zealand Landcare Trust chief executive Nick Edgar has been elected chair of Global Landcare.

Getting marae ready

King Country marae are being made “emergency ready” on twin fronts.

A supreme disruptor

Grey Ormsby is buzzing because he did not listen to his father. Now Waitomo Group is Waikato Business of the Year.

Call to return to ‘old school’

Bring back local discussion groups.

World order is changing

Trade tariffs of up to 20 per cent on all imported goods could follow the re-election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States.

Wearable technologies research stars

King Country sheep and beef farmer Natasha Cave will research how new wearable devices can enhance productivity in the beef industry as she completes the Kellog Rural Leadership Programme in 2025.

Budget blowouts unlikely

North King Country councils are unlikely to cop unexpected costs in the wake of the Government’s Three Waters reforms, officials say.

‘It’s truly magnificent…’

A Waikato horse breeding legend has described Breckon Farm’s new state of the art complex in Ōhaupō as “world leading” saying no stone had been left unturned at the multimillion dollar development.

Confidence hits new low

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Minister of Agriculture Todd McClay heard at Mystery Creek how low farmer confidence has dropped last week.

Wintec cuts planned

Staff and students at Waikato’s century-old polytechnic have been told jobs and courses will have to go to make the institution – which lost $19.4 million last year – financially viable.

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