The plans for a new trades centre in South Waikato is being developed with the aim to train local youth and fill almost 1000 jobs in the region in the next five years. In August, the Government announced funding of up to $10.84 million for the project which will be built in the town of […]

Immigration Minister, Kris Faafoi, is considering extending visas for overseas workers for the third time to help the wine industry with next year’s harvest. This would be the third time the visas would be extended and it could push their expiry date into next year. During the wine industry’s downtime, overseas vineyard workers who stayed […]

On the evening of May 25, guided by a light from a hovering helicopter, Brad Walters and his surf rescue team headed into the water off Kariaotahi Beach, south of Auckland. They had received a call that three people, including a child, had been tossed into the water after their boat capsized. It took the […]

A Waikato student has created an app aimed at making Waiata an accessible, easy and fun experience. The Wintec Wiata app was launched this week as part of Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori – Maori Language Week. The app features seven well-known Waiata on it, where users can sing along to the vocals or […]

Millions of Japanese commuters will soon be sipping on Kiwi tea, featured in the fourth busiest railway station in the world. Waikato tea plantation, Zealong, has successfully signed a deal with West Japan Railway Company to establish a “luxurious” tea and cheesecake store in the Osaka Train Station. Zealong Tea Estate CEO, Gigi Crawford, said […]

The South Waikato District Council are shaking their heads as further delays on Tokoroa’s CBS upgrade have been announced. The project was initially scheduled to be completed by April 2019 but after substantial delays, this date has been further pushed back to November 2020. Burton Construction and Maintenance and Downer were jointly awarded the project […]

Corelogic has released New Zealand’s highest priced suburbs in 2020, on the Corelogic Mapping Tool. Auckland’s Herne Bay was found the highest priced suburb in the country an average property value of $2.71 million. Nearly all suburbs around Auckland saw house values rise in the last year with Dannemora jumping 16.2 percent with an average […]

HEB construction has been awarded the $135m contract to build the new Hamilton river bridge. Hamilton City Council released new concept designs for the burnt orange coloured bridge, with a V-shaped pier, sitting outside the edge of the Waikato River. Once complete, the bridge will connect Hillcrest to the new Peacocke suburb development. Work is […]

A new government order is being introduced that will require all border workers to undergo mandatory testing for Covid-19. The changes include entry via the air and maritime borders as well as the operation of managed isolation and quarantine facilities. The order is in response to the discovery that 60 percent of staff working at […]

The Waikato Museum will welcome an exhibition celebrating the works of iconic artist, Auguste Rodin. Rodin was a French sculptor and is one of the world’s most renowned and influential artists. He produced works which had a major influence on the development of modern art and produced some of the world’s most celebrated pieces including […]