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Chloe Blommerde12:16, May 28 2021 TOM LEE/STUFF Fieldays draws thousands of people to Waikato, but with 50 per cent of accommodation beds full, there are not enough beds to cater for all. Farmers scouring the Waikato for accommodation ahead of what could be the biggest event in Fieldays history are contending with half the region’s beds already taken up with managed isolation or emergency housing cases. Wayne Langford, from Golden Bay, travels to Hamilton every few years eager for a bargain and overdue catchups with farming folk at the country’s largest agriculture event. However, with ...

Youth worker Lynn told “We would drink, do drugs, party, throw rocks at things, all because we were bored.” JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/STUFF Dr Sue Bagshaw and musician Lindon Puffin are working together to raise funds for a new youth hub in central Christchurch. (Video first published in November 2018). Now 31, Lynn said the youth are still having the same problems. “We need to break that cycle and give them a place that is safe and fun. “Home isn’t always a safe place for our youth, so we need somewhere that is. “Most of the time, if the parents change, the children will change.�...

Lotto's newest millionaire slept with the ticket under her pillow 15 Mar, 2021 01:08 AM 3 minutes to read A brief history of Lotteries throughout the ages. Video / NZ Herald Herald reporter based in HamiltonNikki.Preston@nzme.co.nz A Matamata woman had a sleepless night on Saturday thinking about the winning Lotto ticket tucked under her pillow. The mum, who wishes to remain anonymous, struck big, winning $8m from Powerball and a further $250,000 from Lotto First Division. She was at home when she decided to check her ticket after the live Lotto draw. "I was checking the numbers off as I usua...

Matamata Paper Plus has champagne, flowers ready for newest Lotto winner 13 Mar, 2021 11:39 PM 3 minutes to read The winning ticket was sold at Matamata Paper Plus, whose co-owner said she only found out their store had sold the big ticket when their daughter in Hong Kong messaged them via WhatsApp. Photo / Google Herald reporter based in HamiltonNikki.Preston@nzme.co.nz The owners of Matamata Paper Plus are waiting excitedly for the winner of the $8.25 million Lotto ticket sold at their store to come forward. Owners Graeme and Kate Guilford have posted on the store's Facebook page urging the...

ANDY JACKSON/STUFF Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta makes an announcement at the New Plymouth District Council regarding Māori wards. (First published Feb 1, 2021) Matamata-Piako looks set to press ahead with Māori wards for the 2022 election but an iwi forum representative says there’s plenty of work to do both before then and by whoever might eventually fill the spot. On Tuesday, Te Manawhenua Forum mo Matamata-Piako asked the district council to forge ahead with the plan for a Māori seat on the full council. The forum’s chairwoman, Te Ao Marama Maaka from Ngāti Hāua, sa...