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Cam Brown, a 30-year-old Eketahuna dairy farmer, has won a $15,000 AGMARDT Scholarship towards a career development programme after winning the AGMARDT Agri-business Challenge at the ANZ Young Farmers contest final on the weekend.

News

Business savvy earns grant for local farmer

Gary Payinda, MD, is an emergency physician who would like to hear your medical questions.

Lifestyle

Ask Dr Gary: Clicking joints can be a pain

From sleeping to sipping through a straw, here are five things you may not have realised can hurt your looks

Lifestyle

Skincare sins you may not know of

Judy Stott is a legendary figure on the local miniature-horse events calendar, and has amassed more than 200 ribbons and championship awards.

Rural

Big push for tiny horses

The old saying 'practice makes perfect' proved true once again when Blake Cameron (18) a representative from West Coast North Island, won bronze at the New Zealand under-21 men's slalom water-skiing competition in March.

Sport

Young waterskier aims for Universal Worlds

Nominations have now opened for the sixth Attitude Awards, which celebrate high achievers who have taken on the world and its perception of disability.

News

Awards are about more than a win

An audience of 180 people turned out to hear Barbara Kendall speak at Stratford High School on Friday night at a netball team fundraiser event.

News

Kendall boosts team fundraiser

Kickstart lifestyle changes safely and healthily with this week-long plan. You'll improve your posture, beautify your skin, overhaul your diet and more.

Lifestyle

Beauty: Seven days to transform your body

Statistics show 21 per cent more men than women aged 16 to 24 are regularly active.

Lifestyle

Health: Men, Get a game plan

Thailand, the Kingdom of Smiles, continues to woo the world with its magnetic tropical beach resorts and big city thrills.

Lifestyle

Travel: Bargains in Bangkok

The Stratford District Council has backed off plans to levy a lane hire fee at the TSB pool in Stratford, following hearings last week on its annual plan.

News

Swim levy proposal abandoned

Local support was key in Taranaki winning the bid to host the 2013 Oceania Cup in Stratford at the end of this year.

News

Hockey bid successful

It's hard to believe Tiger Woods PGA Tour is the ninth title in the series to be released on the Xbox 360.

Entertainment

Game Review: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14

When you think Volvo, words like "fast" and "furious" don't come up. You're more likely to think "safe".

Motoring

Volvo V40 T5: Volvo comes to grips with its wild side

There are several identifiable risk factors that increase your susceptibility to osteoporosis but, equally, there are many positive steps you can take to offset your chances of becoming a sufferer.

Lifestyle

Health: Look after your bones

Ngaere school students have done exceptionally well at this year's Agrikids regional competition, with two of their three teams getting through to the national final, taking place in Auckland next month.

News

Agrikids teams head for finals

Waipukurau's Colin Wood received a standing ovation when he received an award for Service to Shooting at the recent NZ Clay Target Association annual awards dinner held in Hamilton.

Rural

Good sport hailed for service to shooting

Porsche's little Cayman has always had an interesting appeal - it feels like an earlier 911 to drive, with massive amounts of mechanical grip.

Motoring

Porsche Cayman : more to this baby than you might imagine

Kelvin Squire, principal of Stratford Primary School, was farewelled last week with emotive and humorous tales and memoirs of the impact he has had during his 24-years at the school.

News

Principal leaves 'remarkable' legacy

More than 20 students from Stratford's St Joseph's School participated in the Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids' TRYathlon, which took place last Wednesday at Ngamotu Beach in New Plymouth.

News

Local kids give Weet Bix multisport event a try

The 1M is a flat-out M Car, ultra-tight chassis, stroppy powerplant and only comes with a manual gearbox, while its sibling gets a more forgiving platform.

Motoring

BMW M135i: Little Beemer's standard looks pack a surprise

Reporter Ilona Hanne writes: As I write this, I am sorting through photographs taken over the past week and working out which ones will go where in the paper.

Opinion

Ilona Hanne: The reporter's diary

I averaged 7.1l/100km of fuel during my fang-happy test stint, a figure no hard-driven performance car could match, though it could be better.

Motoring

Yamaha FJR1300: A rocket with an armchair ride

Following the latest in a series of injuries that have frustrated Townley and caused the stop-start nature of his career, Townley decided "enough was enough".

Motoring

Motocross: Townley drops bombshell in Taupo

The sun came out to play in Eltham on Saturday, and so did "about 1500 people overall" says Michael Jago, owner of Eltham Four Square and organiser of the Eltham Cheese Day.

News

Eltham Cheese Run champ

Motoring

Circle the small wagons

Waipukurau's Bel Group business manager and new Dairy Woman of the Year, Justine Kidd, has influenced many in the 20 years since graduating with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (honours) degree.

Rural

Dairy leader recognised

We're all familiar with that old line about taking a knife to a gunfight. BMW's newest SUV is like taking a blade, a pump action shotgun and Clint Eastwood.

Motoring

Buckle up and brace for extreme go power

The opening round of this year's New Zealand Rally Championship will herald a few changes in the types of cars fans will see.

Motoring

Motorsport: New rally class

A life-size memorial to a local motorsport great is being unveiled on the main street of Pukekohe this weekend.

Motoring

The Bourne legacy

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