Counting the birds
A first official bird count was done recently at the Lake Rotopiko wetland near Ōhaupō. The count was organised as part of restoration efforts being…
A first official bird count was done recently at the Lake Rotopiko wetland near Ōhaupō. The count was organised as part of restoration efforts being…
A first official bird count was done recently at the Lake Rotopiko wetland near Ōhaupō. The count was organised as part of restoration efforts being…
The Department of Corrections has nearly completed a 21-hectare building project to add nearly 600 beds in 28 new buildings at Waikeria Prison. Increasing the…
Among the most passionate participants in the Fieldays Tractor Pull is Ōhaupō farmer Daniel Reymer who is part of a family with a long-time involvement….
Cambridge student Katie Hollands has won a $5000 Meat Industry Association scholarship. Hollands, who did not grow up on a farm but spent a lot…
Te Awamutu Golf Club wants to buy neighbouring land to remove and replace the two holes bordering Golf Rd and State Highway 3. This redevelopment…
Waikato clubs continue to dominate the Northern Region championship league and all four won at the weekend. Cambridge beat Mount Albert Ponsonby to stay second…
There were several Waipā club battles in Waikato club rugby last weekend, including a close win for Hautapu over Te Awamutu Sports. Te Awamutu hosted…
It’s uncommon for people to commit to one place or cause for long these days – the Bourke family have been involved in Hautapu rugby…
Lately, headlines have been vying for clicks with dramatic claims. Again. Over the past few weeks, I’ve seen splashy predictions like “Mile-wide volcano ready to…
Interestingly, the recent expulsion of the members of Te Pāti Māori from parliament for a period of time appears partly to be a result of…
There’s a joke about three men shipwrecked upon an island. Being marooned presented a bleak outlook with little prospect of rescue. A bottle washed ashore…
I worked for 10 years in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in their immediate post-war reconstruction phase. There were highly-paid international consultants by the hundreds, possibly…
