8am 12 December This story has been updated by deleting reference to the Project Kiwiana team. 6am 11 December He may be magic, but Santa still needs his helpers. Normalyn Hughes is one such assistant,…
8am 12 December This story has been updated by deleting reference to the Project Kiwiana team. 6am 11 December He may be magic, but Santa still needs his helpers. Normalyn Hughes is one such assistant,…
The clippers and the shearers have been running hot during the final competitions of the year. While the Corriedale Shearing Championships in Christchurch served as the last PGG National Shearing Circuit event for 2025, there…
King Country competitors finish the year with standout wins, as the shearing season’s biggest tests await, reports Jon Rawlinson. King Country’s shearers are ending the year with sparks flying proving once again that the region…
The move of the century old Rewarewa Schoolhouse could be delayed by as much as a year while the council replaces stormwater pipes on the Ōtorohanga Museum site. Museum manager Liz Cowan told council regulatory and…
Project Kiwiana founding member Murray Loewenthal says the fact a proposed new council logo features a kiwi is “the important thing”. The logo has been offered as one of three options for residents to review….
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 I was younger and more naive, I used to get frustrated at the way my mobs of sheep queued, or wandered around aimlessly, when the feed in front of them was as tempting as…
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…
The Ōtorohanga Kiwi House history will be the subject of a documentary made by trustee and film maker Robbie Neha. At the official opening of the kiwi house’s animal nutrition and enrichment centre last week…
From roadside collection to the use of transfer stations, part of Waitomo District Council’s role is a load of rubbish. However, a newly inked seven-year, $10 million solid waste management contract should ensure such dirty…
