Waikato Regional Council has made a submission on the Local Government (Electoral Legislation and Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill. It outlines concerns and recommendations regarding the proposed changes, with a focus on ensuring…
Beef and dairy farmers don’t typically work together, but that will soon change if Bob Thomson gets his way. Thomson, an Agfirst agribusiness consultant of 50 years’ experience, is leading a project he hopes will…
Farmers will address the critical challenges facing the rural community at this year’s National Agricultural Fieldays. Fieldays has partnered with Federated Farmers to launch a Rural Advocacy Hub at the southern hemisphere’s biggest agricultural event,…
Associate Minister of Agriculture Mark Patterson has given himself six months to begin turning around the fortunes of wool. “I agree that the situation is dire, but there’s so much going on behind the scenes…
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit Stephen Cox (Ōhaupō) for services to cycling Stephen Cox had an outstanding career in road cycling, attending three Commonwealth Games, claiming a bronze medal, and attending the…
Affco chair and Open Country director Sam Lewis spent the King’s Birthday on Monday moving cattle on his Waipā farm after receiving a King’s Birthday Honour. Dry stock farmer Lewis, of Mangapiko Road, Te Awamutu,…
Megan Balks may have been the last in the latest round of investitures bestowed by the New Zealand governor general, but her citation was among the longest. The leading New Zealand soil scientist who has…
Passengers catching the regional bus services from Te Awamutu and Kihikihi hit record levels last month – but price hikes are coming. Frequency has been given as the major reason for the boost in numbers…
Scout leaders learned how to build emergency shelters in Pirongia Forest Park recently. The leaders, kaiarahi or mentors, were challenged to build emergency shelters from material found lying on the bush floor. While trampers should…
Website visits Our tribute to Te Awamutu motorcyclist Donna McCauley, who died in a crash at Te Poi, was most read story on the Te Awamutu News website last month with a quarter of all…
