07:00am Thu 20 Feb, 2025
Police have confirmed the group sighted on State Highway 4 around 8.30am, Sunday, February 16, who were believed to potentially be Tom Phillips and his children,... Read More
02:00pm Wed 19 Feb, 2025
Hugh Jackson is back in the running for the FMG Young Farmer of the Year title after securing victory in the Waikato Bay of Plenty Regional Final. The 27-year-old... Read More
07:00pm Tue 18 Feb, 2025
Dairy farmers are being warned about the dangers of their cows eating metal which can kill them - and some farmers are using magnets to detect the fragments. Metal... Read More
11:45am Tue 18 Feb, 2025
George Thompson will never forget Valentine's Day for all the wrong reasons. On February 14, 2020, the farmer wasn't meant to be working but one of his team... Read More
10:50am Tue 18 Feb, 2025
The first round of the 2025 Yamaha New Zealand Motocross Championship could not have gone much better for the Altherm JCR Yamaha team, with its trio of riders... Read More
09:00am Sun 16 Feb, 2025
Waikato pigeon fancier Ray Hooker's interest in his grandmother's and father's pigeons, budgies, canaries and cockatiels ended up with him being given the responsibility... Read More
08:30am Sun 16 Feb, 2025
A once thriving community hub in the Waikato, which fell into disrepair, has been re-born as a function centre. The former Hunga Hunga Hall is the centrepiece... Read More
11:54am Sat 15 Feb, 2025
If last year's Te Puke A&P Show was big, this year's was absolutely huge. The show last Saturday was the 119th and, while numbers have yet to be finalised,... Read More
09:11am Sat 15 Feb, 2025
Vintage and classic machinery enthusiast, and dairy farmer Reece Houghton was brought up on a dairy farm with one sister and four brothers. Their father had... Read More
04:00pm Thu 13 Feb, 2025
Alastair and Ann Reeves are the fourth generation of Alastair's family to farm the 90-year-old Te Akau property. Building on that family legacy is their goal... Read More
05:00pm Wed 12 Feb, 2025
A Waikato farmer who has long had overseas workers in his staff mix is cautiously optimistic about changes to migrant visa rules. 'It's not a game-changer,... Read More
01:00pm Tue 11 Feb, 2025
While tractor fires are lessening, any is too many, says a veteran firefighter in the Waikato. Kevin Curtis is in a unique position to offer advice on the... Read More