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The Waikato’s optimism is better than its economy - at least, according to an ASB analysis.
The region has topped NZ’s consumer confidence charts for two quarters running but, economy-wise, it has dropped several places in the ASB Regional Scoreboard.
How's the local economy, in your… View moreThe Waikato’s optimism is better than its economy - at least, according to an ASB analysis.
The region has topped NZ’s consumer confidence charts for two quarters running but, economy-wise, it has dropped several places in the ASB Regional Scoreboard.
How's the local economy, in your opinion? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
After two years of road works and a “long struggle” for businesses behind the barriers, a north Hamilton project is finished.
The Borman Road project has been a thorn in the side for those operating in Horsham Village as the Hamilton City Council - through contractors Fulton Hogan - upgraded… View moreAfter two years of road works and a “long struggle” for businesses behind the barriers, a north Hamilton project is finished.
The Borman Road project has been a thorn in the side for those operating in Horsham Village as the Hamilton City Council - through contractors Fulton Hogan - upgraded the thoroughfare from rural to urban.
How do you feel about this project being finished? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
The Government has announced new legislation to limit the conversion of quality farmland to forestry, but there’s concern the new rules don’t go far enough.
Agriculture and forestry Minister Todd McClay and climate change Minister Simon Watts have announced new … View moreThe Government has announced new legislation to limit the conversion of quality farmland to forestry, but there’s concern the new rules don’t go far enough.
Agriculture and forestry Minister Todd McClay and climate change Minister Simon Watts have announced new rules to limit farm to forestry conversions entering the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), including an annual cap on class 6 land, and a moratorium on classes 1-5.
What do you think about the new rules on forestry conversions? Tell us in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
Neighbours, we are looking ahead to December 25th and it's always a busy time.
Each family does things a little different and we'd love to know where you stick to tradition and where you strongly differ. Perhaps there's a tradition that you think is just overrated! Share your … View moreNeighbours, we are looking ahead to December 25th and it's always a busy time.
Each family does things a little different and we'd love to know where you stick to tradition and where you strongly differ. Perhaps there's a tradition that you think is just overrated! Share your thoughts below.
Paddy Gower is coming to Hamilton and “looking for ... a bloody great Waikato character who just gets on and gets things done. The criteria is somebody who has a positive attitude and makes the community a better place."
To nominate a Good Kiwi, comment below or email … View morePaddy Gower is coming to Hamilton and “looking for ... a bloody great Waikato character who just gets on and gets things done. The criteria is somebody who has a positive attitude and makes the community a better place."
To nominate a Good Kiwi, comment below or email news@waikatotimes.co.nz with the name and a description of of why your nominee should win.
Wendy Whatford is like a “rabbit in charge of lettuce” running Hamilton’s Christmas Heirloom Company store.
Her house almost matches the store this time of year. She drives her loved ones “nuts” with her festive obsession, but that’s just tough, she says.
Are you buying … View moreWendy Whatford is like a “rabbit in charge of lettuce” running Hamilton’s Christmas Heirloom Company store.
Her house almost matches the store this time of year. She drives her loved ones “nuts” with her festive obsession, but that’s just tough, she says.
Are you buying decorations this Christmas? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
Hundreds of Kiwi children will receive something special this Christmas thanks to Ryman Healthcare’s support of the Catalytic Foundation’s Christmas Shoebox Project.
Instead of giving individual gifts to residents, the idea was to redirect those funds to support struggling New Zealand … View moreHundreds of Kiwi children will receive something special this Christmas thanks to Ryman Healthcare’s support of the Catalytic Foundation’s Christmas Shoebox Project.
Instead of giving individual gifts to residents, the idea was to redirect those funds to support struggling New Zealand families having to cut back on essentials.
Ryman residents were overwhelmingly in support of the idea, with many volunteering to help choose the gifts to fill over 1000 shoeboxes with thoughtful items.
Click read more for the full story.
Kia ora neighbours. We know your tomato plants are still growing, but we're looking ahead to the harvest already! If you've got a family recipe for tomatoes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine to share with our readers. Send your recipe to … View moreKia ora neighbours. We know your tomato plants are still growing, but we're looking ahead to the harvest already! If you've got a family recipe for tomatoes, we'd love to see it and maybe publish it in our magazine to share with our readers. Send your recipe to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, and if we use it in the mag, you will receive a free copy of our February 2025 issue.
Less than a week left to enter this merry competition.
With lots of spot prizes to win (as well as the title of NZ's Merriest Home), it's worth getting out your camera phone and taking a picture of your festive abode!
Check out the Christmassy homes here.
December 4-13th - Online Auction on "Trade Me"
Do a little bit of good this holiday season and bid to support those most vulnerable in our communities.
Gift-giving looks a lot different these days when you can pick up super-cheap goods made overseas. But do they last?
Do you have any old items like appliances, electronics or clothing that have stood the test of time? Share below!
Almost 2000 kids swam, cycled and ran their way around St Peter’s School as a classic Kiwi kids race made its Cambridge debut.
Sunday’s Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon event drew in 1967 participants - a far cry from the inaugural 1992 event with 500 kids.
Did anyone from your family … View moreAlmost 2000 kids swam, cycled and ran their way around St Peter’s School as a classic Kiwi kids race made its Cambridge debut.
Sunday’s Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon event drew in 1967 participants - a far cry from the inaugural 1992 event with 500 kids.
Did anyone from your family take part? Tell about it in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
Dozens of floats were part of Hamilton’s Christmas Parade on Sunday, capturing the imagination of children who lined Anglesea Street.
As the First Credit Union Christmas Parade organisers pitched it: “join us to see crazy characters, lively marching bands, dance group, ethnic groups, … View moreDozens of floats were part of Hamilton’s Christmas Parade on Sunday, capturing the imagination of children who lined Anglesea Street.
As the First Credit Union Christmas Parade organisers pitched it: “join us to see crazy characters, lively marching bands, dance group, ethnic groups, characters, amazing character balloons, and of course Santa Claus!”
Did you go to your town's Christmas parade? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
With summer hordes about to descend on the Coromandel, one of the region’s busiest wharfs is set for an upgrade as Whitianga grapples with juggling growing tourist numbers alongside commercial and charter boats.
However, between the cost of $12.5 million for a new pier, a controversial plan to… View moreWith summer hordes about to descend on the Coromandel, one of the region’s busiest wharfs is set for an upgrade as Whitianga grapples with juggling growing tourist numbers alongside commercial and charter boats.
However, between the cost of $12.5 million for a new pier, a controversial plan to move a waterfront playground in favour of trailer parking and perhaps also the wellbeing of local sealife, not everyone is chuffed with the plan.
What would you like to see happen at Whitianga's wharf? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
Wetlands are a precious part of our ecosystem, acting like the kidneys of the earth, cleaning the water that flows into them. They trap sediment and soils, filter out contaminants; can reduce flooding and protect coastal land from storm surge; and return nitrogen to the atmosphere. In New Zealand … View moreWetlands are a precious part of our ecosystem, acting like the kidneys of the earth, cleaning the water that flows into them. They trap sediment and soils, filter out contaminants; can reduce flooding and protect coastal land from storm surge; and return nitrogen to the atmosphere. In New Zealand they support the greatest concentration of wildlife out of any other habitat and yet 90% of our wetlands have been cleared.
Many of the community conservation groups in the Hauraki Coromandel are working to protect remaining wetlands and the endangered species that inhabit them, such as the Matuku-Hūrepo or Australasian Bittern, pictured below.
This is a strikingly beautiful and secretive wetland bird that has perfected invisibility. Its colour and striations exactly mimic the close, vertical world of reeds and raupō, especially when it lifts its dagger beak right up, narrows itself to angular reed-thinness and sways gently with the wind-rustling stems. The male’s distinctive mating call is a sonorous, haunting boom that reverberates through its wetland habitat - the call of the wild.
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