Ahuwhenua News Today

You can make it out: From South Auckland gangster life to promising Waikato farming career 14 May, 2021 12:00 AM 6 minutes to read Ahuwhenua Trophy Young Māori Farmer Award finalist Ben Purua, with his wife Nikki, at Waikeria Prison where he served a prison sentence for manslaughter. Photo / Dean Taylor Ahuwhenua Trophy Young Māori Farmer Award finalist Ben Purua, with his wife Nikki, at Waikeria Prison where he served a prison sentence for manslaughter. Photo / Dean Taylor Dean Taylor is edi...

Some walking tracks on Northlands Cape Brett Peninsula off limits to protect from kauri dieback 1 Apr, 2021 07:42 PM 2 minutes to read The Cape Brett Track to the lighthouse is a tough but rewarding walk, and now some sections have been closed on the peninsula to protect kauri from the threat of kauri dieback disease. The Cape Brett Track to the lighthouse is a tough but rewarding walk, and now some sections have been closed on the peninsula to protect kauri from the threat of kauri dieback dis...

Ahuwhenua Trophy dairy farm finalists announced 24 Feb, 2021 03:30 AM 3 minutes to read Ahuwhenua Trophy 2021 finalists representing Pouarua Farms, Tataiwhetu Trust and Tunapahore B2A Incorporation with Ministers Damien OConnor, Willie Jackson and Meka Whaitiri. Photo / Ahuwhenua Trophy The Country Three dairy farms spanning Hauraki and Eastern Bay of Plenty are the finalists in this years coveted Ahuwhenua Trophy, Agriculture Minister Damien OConnor announced at Parliament today. They are Poua...

SUPPLIED Research could help stem bee decline. (First published on January 11, 2020) And while Lukey didn’t send honey to Japan directly, he expected the Ministry for Primary Industries to require glyphosate tests because a lot of his buyers did. “It wouldn’t be too bad for everyone to test their honey for a year, so we can have an idea of the situation but it costs money and it is money that we dont need to spend. “If we do have a snake that we have to deal with, at least lets find ...