Local News
Wine fountain like those in Italy and Spain mooted for Marlborough
If the Italians and Spaniards can get away with having wine fountains, why can’t we?
April 20, 2018
Women’s Lifestyle Expo
With more than 180 companies involved featuring everything from jewellery and beauty to business products & information, travel, crafts, fitness, food & wine and much more!
April 18, 2018
More than 170 Franklin properties still without power
More than 170 Franklin properties are still suffering power loss due to the storm that ravaged the district last week.
April 16, 2018
Cambridge Main Street Carnival
Fun for everyone! The main street comes alive on this huge community day. Bring the whole family and enjoy the great vibe.
April 13, 2018
Roundabout for Hamilton’s worst intersection
The confusion factor at Hamilton’s worst intersection will be no more as work on a roundabout is set to start.
April 12, 2018
Snake ‘dive bombs’ out of tree to escape capture at Australian school
Footage has emerged of a snake taking a “dive bomb” out of a tree outside a Sunshine Coast school in Australia.
April 11, 2018
Growth brings massive South Wakato rates spike
South Waikato District rates are set to increase by up to 20 per cent in the next two years.
April 6, 2018
Canadian man ‘pardoned’ by hotel after flock of seagulls trashed his room
A man banned from a hotel after his room was trashed by “a tornado” of seagull excrement, feathers and pepperoni chunks is finally being welcomed back.
April 4, 2018
Davey Microlene Farm – Open Day
See first hand the benefits of the Davey Microlene Farm solution at our open day.
April 2, 2018
Ad for Australian sports tape takes the Mickey out of our cricketing cobbers
Gidday Aussie mates, just alerting you to a beaut deal on Kiwi website Trade Me – it’s Australian sports tape, similar to that used by your handyman Cameron Bancroft.
March 28, 2018
Easterfest 2018
Easterfest is a free family festival in the beautiful location of Taupō, New Zealand.
March 27, 2018
Nurses reject latest pay offer, will vote on whether to strike
Nurses have voted against a pay offer from district health boards, and “a week of action” is on the way.
March 26, 2018
Craft Extravaganza Hamilton NZ 2018 – Book Your Stall Now
Crafts, Arts, Food and Baking Stalls wanted, face painters, entertainers, bouncy castle people contact us please to discuss deals for this event. (No imported or commercial items for craft and food sites please).
March 23, 2018
Hundreds of wild Kaimanawa horses face slaughter
Truckloads of wild Kaimanawa horses will be slaughtered next month, unless people come forward to rescue them.
March 22, 2018
Hip Op-eration founder sells chicken for $775,000 – Auckland house included
For $775,000, you could be the proud new owner of Daisy the chicken – and a home on Auckland’s Waiheke Island.
March 20, 2018
The mysterious case of the feral goat stopped in its tracks by a Taser
Authorities have spent a year and almost $30,000 investigating the curious case of a Tasered goat.
March 14, 2018
First it was peak cow, is NZ facing peak milk factory now?
The number of dairy factories sprouting in Waikato has got to the stage that farmers are concerned the industry has reached a tipping point.
March 12, 2018
Small businesses go social
Jojo Gittings started Two Birds Eatery, her allergy-friendly raw and whole foods café in Hamilton, a year and a half ago. It’s in an unlikely location, tucked into the side of her father Bernard Gittings’ pub, The Riv, in a corner of the Clyde Street shopping centre. But the café has quickly become a popular spot for many Hamiltonians and is now open seven days a week.
January 23, 2018
Harry Potter Family Quiz Night
Dress up, bring along some snacks and settle in for an evening of ‘Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone’ questions and activities. Prizes donated by Sail Barbary, AC Baths, Heli Adventure Flights & Huka Falls Jet.
January 23, 2018
The mystery of the foundation stone missing from a historic Wellington church
No-one knows the location of the Old St Paul’s Cathedtral foundation stone 150 years after it was laid.
January 23, 2018
Quote of the Day
The progression of roles you take strings together a portrait of an actor, but it’s a completely random process.
January 23, 2018
New Zealand’s best pie announced
A potato-top pie has won the top pie award at the 19th annual Bakels New Zealand Supreme Pie Awards.
January 23, 2018
The Wingmen
Now here’s a band that will keep you coming back for more. With Mark in front of the mic you’ll be kept well entertained even between songs!
January 23, 2018
Weird fish washes up on Rabbit Island
It came from the deep with big eyes and sharp teeth, but the marine creature that washed up on Rabbit Island, near Nelson, was more novel than scary.
January 23, 2018
Quote of the Day
One of the best things about paintings is their silence – which prompts reflection and random reverie.
January 23, 2018
Midwife hoping to make a difference in Nepal
A chance meeting was the catalyst for a Franklin woman’s decision to head to Nepal and use her skills to make a difference in the village of Gogane.
January 23, 2018
Family Well-Being Programme for Migrants
An Introduction to Mindfulness Facilitator: Vanisri Mills (Counsellor)
January 23, 2018
Texas man injured after bullet bounces off armadillo
A Texas man has been hit in the jaw by his own bullet after it bullet ricochetted off an armadillo.
January 23, 2018
Quote of the Day
Random chance plays a huge part in everybody’s life.
January 23, 2018
Former volunteer concerned peoples’ lives will be lost in the outdoors
They’ve helped keep people alive in the outdoors and trained thousands of safety conscious firearms users but a former volunteer says the New Zealand Mountain Safety Council has been gutted to the core.
January 23, 2018
