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Press Release – Northland Inc Kaipara Kai Hub is to host an incredible line-up of guest speakers at their site during the Northland Field Days in Dargaville on March 4-6. The Kai Krero pop-up event will showcase a range of industry leaders, who will share their aspirations … Kaipara Kai Hub is to host an incredible line-up of guest speakers at their site during the Northland Field Days in Dargaville on March 4-6. The Kai Kōrero pop-up event will showcase a range of industry leaders, who will share their aspirations to support kai production in Te Tai Tokerau. The topics will cover water...

The Manawatū River Leaders’ Forum chair Richard Thompson said the festival was a celebration of the actions collectively taken to improve the river. The forum was started in 2010 and the accord was signed the same year, with the vision “if the water is healthy, the land and the people are nourished”. “The rejuvenated Foxton River Loop Reserve is a perfect example of one such project,” he said. “In all, there are 104 tasks identified by the accord to help improve the mauri (essence) of the Manawatū River Catchment. “The Accord was originally signed August 2010 in Foxton, so...

Growing Future Farmers helps Hawke's Bay young farmers with better future 2 Feb, 2021 11:23 PM 2 minutes to read Growing Future Farmers induction days HB and Taihape. Photo / Supplied Hawkes Bay Today January marked the start of a new training journey for 50 students in the Growing Future Farmers (GFF) programme, one that could set them up with a career for life. Students from around the country kickstarted their GFF studies with four days of basic training and induction activities, a mix of practical and theory work aimed at helping them transition smoothly into two years of on-the-job train...

Monday, 1 February 2021, 2:59 pm The Manawatū River Leaders’ Forum has announced that for the first time Te Oranga o te Awa – the Manawatū River Improvement Festival, will be held in Foxton to celebrate the reopening of the Foxton River Loop Reserve. The celebration will be held at the reserve on Saturday 27 February from 10am-3pm. It will provide an opportunity for the community to come together and mark the rejuvenation of a key part of the River Loop, which silted up after the upstream entrance of the Loop was accidentally cut off from the Manawatū River about 80 years ago. Forum ...

The $5.92 million construction contract was awarded to contractor, Civil Construction Services, from Cambridge. The project also received two major funding contributions including $2.95m from Waka Kotahi NZTA and $2.84m from the Provincial Development Unit. Waipā District Council will provide $1.14m from loans. Work was expected to begin on the 10-month build by the end of January and could be completed by November. Waikato District Council’s section was split into two contract areas, one at the Mangaonua Gully and the second at the section by the Waikato River from Riverglade Drive t...