Posts by Waikato Times
1975 days ago

Poll: Who will you be voting for in the 2020 General Election?

Matt Bowen Reporter from Waikato Times

Hi everyone,

Hamilton West looks set to be an interesting battleground at this year's election. From the two main parties, incumbent National MP Tim Macindoe is up against Labour's Dr Gaurav Sharma whose party is talking up his chances.

Who will you be voting for and why?

Read more here.

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Who will you be voting for in the 2020 General Election?
  • 3.4% Hayden Cargo - TOP
    3.4% Complete
  • 2.2% Te Rongopai Heta - One Party
    2.2% Complete
  • 31.5% Tim Macindoe - National
    31.5% Complete
  • 0% Chloe Mansfield - NZ Outdoors Party
    0% Complete
  • 4.5% Cherie Ormsby-Kingi​​​​​​​ - Advance NZ
    4.5% Complete
  • 2.2% Rudi Du Plooy - New Conservative
    2.2% Complete
  • 56.2% Dr Gaurav Sharma - Labour
    56.2% Complete
  • 0% Roger Weldon - ACT
    0% Complete
89 votes
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1 day ago

Share your favourite main crop potato recipe and win a copy of our mag!

William Hansby Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

Love potatoes? We will give away free copies of the May 2026 issue to readers whose potato recipes are used in our magazine. To be in the running, make sure you email your family's favourite way to enjoy potatoes: mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz, by March 1, 2026.

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16 hours ago

Poll: Would you help your kids out with buying a home?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

OPINION: Over the past year, I’ve had the same conversation with many Waikato families again and again.

A child has found a house. The market feels like it’s moving. There’s pressure to act quickly. And before anyone has really had time to think it through, parents are being asked to step in with cash, guarantees, or equity from their own home.

Would you help your kids out with buying a home? Tell us more in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

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Would you help your kids out with buying a home?
  • 0% I already have.
    0% Complete
  • 100% Yes.
    100% Complete
  • 0% No
    0% Complete
2 votes
8 hours ago

Some Choice News!

Kia pai from Sharing the Good Stuff

DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.

Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.

For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.

Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?

We hope this brings a smile!

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