Month: June 2018

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Hamilton company gives the Prime Minister a warming cup of tea at Fieldays

Horiana Henderson | June 20, 2018

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern headed into the crushing crowds at Fieldays armed with a relaxing cuppa.

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Alex Quinn: Keeping tradition alive after 50 years of Fieldays

Horiana Henderson | June 18, 2018

A rural heart comes to the outskirts of Hamilton city for his 50th Fieldays

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It’s a bun fight in the cooking round of the Rural Catch competition

Marie Brunskill | June 15, 2018

Slideshow: Contestants pair up to make something savoury and something sweet in heat 8

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Theft at the petting zoo

Candice Gollan | June 15, 2018

Twenty-year-old Louie has been robbed!

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Monique Fiso: ‘A real New Zealand food voice’

Horiana Henderson | June 15, 2018

Fieldays Kitchen Theatre guest Monique Fiso uses traditional Māori kai in fine dining cuisine

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Tractors old, new and modified

Denise Van Dam | June 15, 2018

Slideshow: The Fieldays are all about farming and the machinery that is used, and tractors best show the progression of technology over the last 50 years.

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The men behind the machines

Souem By | June 15, 2018

Slideshow: The tractor pull continues to draw contestants more than 40 years after it started at Fieldays.

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Hard yakka in fencing doubles

Souem By | June 15, 2018

Slideshow: The Silver Spade doubles competition enjoyed a clear morning on Friday at Fieldays.

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Service with banter from faithful Lions Club

Jesse Wood | June 15, 2018

The Ohaupo/Ngahinapouri Lions Club have served their community and have been faithful to Fieldays for decades.

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‘Useless’ cook takes out the Rural Catch Culinary Challenge

Caitlan Johnston | June 15, 2018

Ben Fisher wasn't expecting to win a cooking challenge - he swears it's not his forte.