Andrew Mc Rae

The Hamilton Gardens will for the next two weeks come alive with the city's annual gardens arts festival. Audio

Clearer guidelines about the handling and management of dairy cows have come into force with the release of a new code of animal welfare. Audio

News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

A company owned by the family, with a history of dirty-dairying, has again had to pay for its mistakes this time with a $65,000 fine. Audio

A Hamilton primary school has taken its commitment to the enviro-schools programme one step further and opened a purpose-built eco-classroom, called the Living Room. Audio

Icepak, the company which owned the coolstore near Hamilton that exploded in April last year, killing one fireman and injuring seven others, has been fined $37,000 dollars and ordered to pay… Audio

The firefighters injured in last years Tamahere coolstore explosion look unlikely to receive compensation after it was revealed the owners, Icepak Coolstores are insolvent. Audio

A refrigeration company has been accused of 'creating a bomb' at a coolstore that exploded killing a fireman and injuring seven others. Audio

Hamilton International Airport says it's being singled out and bullied over a plan by Customs to charge it for providing services which other airports get for free. Audio

A survey shows that fewer people are visiting their doctor and more are delaying having an operation than a year ago and that it's due to financial pressures. Audio

Greater competition in the mobile phone market has taken this country from being one of the most expensive in the OECD to now lower than most other developed countries. Audio

In a sign that the recession isn't over just yet, figures released by this country's largest credit rating agency show that the number of businesses defaulting on loans and lines of credit is… Audio

There's growing confidence in the dairy industry following another rise in the whole milk powder price, which has shot up a masive 88-percent in the past four months. Audio

There's a warning that social conditions in New Zealand will get worse before they get better as the effects of the economic recession start to bite. Audio

A three-year study has been launched into how older people are treated by businesses and other organisations. Audio

In what is being billed as the Fight of the Century, the two heavyweight boxers David"The Tuamantor"Tua and Shane"Mountain Warrior"Cameron will battle it out in Hamilton tomorrow night. Audio

The solemn tangi for Sir Howard Morrison last night gave way to laughter and fun as the cream of this country's entertainers came out to perform in a tribute to the man described as the"Kaumatua of… Audio

Waikato University men's rowing eight has shown its superiority on the Waikato River by beating a strong side from Oxford University in England. Audio

The heavens opened, a sign for Maori that the gods were looking down favourably, as the casket of Sir Howard Morrison was carried into the meeting house at the start of his tangi this morning. Audio

The battle may have been lost, but opponents of a new electricity transmission line, stretching from South Waikato to Auckland, say though they are worn out, they will continue to fight for a just… Audio