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In March, the town of Breckenridge announced that part of Coyne Valley Road would be closed for about five months. This meant folks had to take a detour south to Valley Brook Street, then turn...
Breckenridge Brewery & Pub has been a part of Breckenridge Oktoberfest for years, but this weekend is the first time the local establishment will be featured as presenting sponsor. Breckenridge Brewery is ready to take...
Don’t know what to do this weekend? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Pull up a seat to the counter, and I’ll tell you about everything that’s hot and happening. It’s been a chilly...
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And that’s a problem as it’s affecting Rural New Zealand and its communities badly. One of his most recent statements in the media — ‘that dairy farmers needed to do more to attract workers’ — is so out of touch. For months now, industry groups around the country have been telling him and the Government about the need to open the borders and MIQ spaces to help fill the desperate shortage of skilled workers. The operative word here is ‘skilled’. It includes dairy, rural contractors (currently suffering by using unskilled workers), agri-business, red meat, horticulture, wine, ...