Press Release: Taranaki Arts Festival Trust Date: Tuesday, 26 May 2009 Time: 3:37 pm NZT Puketarata, a large country garden north of Hawera, has been awarded Garden of National Significance status just two years after opening its gates for the Taranaki Rhododendron & Garden Festival. Puketarata, independently assessed by the New Zealand Gardens Trust for […]
Latest updated Trailer < httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BflQ39tgomE A moving and inspiring documentary about one extraordinary family and their life beyond the Ruahine ranges. The head of the family, Peter Karena, is a horse-whisperer, philosopher, hunter and builder, husband and father. Despite seemingly overwhelming challenges, Peter refuses to compromise, and the family turns hardship into a meaningful and […]
Five community irrigation schemes will benefit from funding from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) to assist in generating investor and community support. MAF has provided $562,000 over four years for five irrigation projects as part of the Community Irrigation Fund (CIF), Deputy – Director-General Paul Stocks announced today.
Swine Flu and natural immunity Recently our attention has been drawn to the global spread of Swine Flu. News reports are full of what is happening around the globe, along with some cases in our own country. It has to be a health problem of some concern to everyone. What I find interesting about this […]
Pesticides could decimate New Zealand’s bee population unless the Government takes action, Green MP Sue Kedgley said today. “Bees are vital to our economy, our horticulture, our agriculture and our ecology,” Ms Kedgley said. “We depend on them for about one third of our food, through their role as pollinators.”
Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker today unveiled the first in a series of bronze plaques in City Mall that will form a tribute to New Zealand soldiers. The Path of Remembrance is a public artwork that pays tribute to the actions of New Zealanders in active service around the world through a series of bronze plaques. […]
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Local electricity generation & distribution company, Top Energy has embarked on a multi-million dollar network investment plan aimed at improving reliability, performance and security of electricity supply. The plan includes a $4.4 million, automation programme which is nearing completion, a $2m programme to reduce the effects of lightning strikes, a 3-year, $9 million vegetation control […]
