BBusiness Read More AI overload: Why experts say a digital detox is vital for mental healthJanuary 1, 2026 “We use AI as a personal assistant; it can create text, images and video content, and craft our…
BBusiness Read More Year in Review: The Shear Space – wool pod earns Maddie Foote acclaim at FieldaysJanuary 1, 2026 The Shear Space is a naturally soundproofed environment designed as a quiet retreat to learn, work, and breathe,…
BBusiness Read More Year in Review: Bay of Plenty veteran truck driver Terry Hobart reflects on 30-year careerJanuary 1, 2026 “I looked in my mirror and saw him coming past me upside down.” He retired three years ago…
BBusiness Read More Year in Review: Hazelnuts prove to be a good cash crop for Waikato farmerDecember 29, 2025 Raewyn and her husband Allan bought 25 hectares of her family farm in 2008 and raised their two…
BBusiness Read More Year in review: Waikato farmer reunites with his family’s vintage Fordson tractorDecember 29, 2025 His great-grandfather cleared large blocks of land and had eight sons and a few daughters to whom he…
NNew Zealand Read More Pets in New Zealand: How our dogs and cats are taking up our time and changing our livesDecember 28, 2025 One respondent said getting a pet had given their days more structure and purpose, spending more time outside…
BBusiness Read More Year in Review: Waikato dairy farmer cherishes father’s 1955 John Deere 70 tractorDecember 26, 2025 “My dad, Neil, switched the day-to-day tractors to John Deere when International and David Brown combined as Case…
HHeadlines Read More Year in review: Mandys Horseradish – artisan success with award-winning flavour in CanterburyDecember 25, 2025 She has tried various tumblers, scrubbers, and peeling contraptions to peel her horseradish, but has found that hand…
HHeadlines Read More Year in Review: Tom and Fiona Langford – life after winning 2025 Share Farmers of the YearDecember 25, 2025 She was brought up on a farm, but education-wise moved into science, obtaining a BSc majoring in human…
HHeadlines Read More Year in Review: Legendary mother cow ‘April’ inducted into LIC Hall of FameDecember 23, 2025 “This award recognises April’s extraordinary contribution to our sector,” said Simon Worth, LIC livestock selection manager. Worth said…
NNew Zealand Read More Year in Review: Pastures Past – Plague rats in New Zealand in 1900December 22, 2025 However, New Zealand also had a brush with plague rats in 1900, as seen in the newspapers below.…
AArtificial intelligence Read More AI chatbot Grok misidentified a man who saved lives; falsely claimed a victim staged his injuriesDecember 17, 2025 Citing credible media sources such as CNN, Grok separately misidentified an image of Ahmed as that of an…