Financewith Don Fraser Fraser Farm Finance In the early 1970s, I was a rural banker in the State Advances Corporation and the ownership model then was to go 50:50 share milking; pay off the debt, go bigger, pay off that debt, then sell half or... Read More

Laura's screening with Laura Weaser Be My Deadly Valentine (interactive murder-mystery dinner show). Directed by Tom Kay. Care for an interactive dinner where fellow guests dispose of a diner? ‘Be My Deadly Valentine' was a date with a difference... Read More

Soil matterswith Peter Burton Eco-logic Soil Improvement Ltd It is not often pastoral farmers enjoy climatic conditions that deliver outstanding farm performance for a prolonged period. December and January have provided, for the Waikato and... Read More

John ScrimgeourFederated Farmers BOP president There was some good news for Eastern Bay of Plenty irrigators before Christmas, with strong representation helping to knock back Trustpower's desired minimum flows on the Rangitaiki River. There's... Read More

Shane Laidlaw Eves Realty As mentioned previously we will be giving you a snapshot of what's happening in the local real estate market. We have split the area up into three local regions: Tauranga, Mount Maunganui, and Papamoa. In the following... Read More

Legal Briefwith Alan Tate of Harris Tate www.harristate.co.nz The long established commercial law firm, Harris Tate welcomes the appointment of Katrina Hulsebosch as a director. Katrina is a well-known and respected commercial lawyer who has practiced... Read More

Captivating childrenby Anna Rutten from Kidiwise Early Learning Centre A warm welcome to the start of February, more settled weather, children off to school, leaving preschool children often at home without siblings to play with. So what to do... Read More

Theresa WilsonDairyNZ Project Manager When you are planning a major investment in farm effluent infrastructure it is natural to do your homework on the people who you will be writing out cheques to. Some searching questions of company reps, brochures... Read More

Mike ChapmanNZKGI Chief Executive Kiwifruit is in for a challenging year. The financial turmoil in our markets offshore will make it harder to sell our fruit. The very high NZ dollar will reduce the money that comes back to growers. In Te Puke... Read More

Dennis McMahon McMahon Commercial mcmahoncommercial I spoke last time about how this year could possibly play out as far as commercial property is concerned and referred to some of the variables in the crystal ball predictions. I was reminded of... Read More

Sideline SidSports correspondant & historian www.sunlive.co.nz Davis Cup Tennis at Baypark was the highlight of a busy sporting weekend for Sideline Sid. The opportunity to view a snapshot of one of the world great sporting competitions was too... Read More

Laura's screening with Laura Weaser Despite calling itself a Winery Tour and being set in a big grass field, The Classic Hits Winery Tour knows how to throw a good party. With over 2500 people rocking out to the big names in New Zealand music,... Read More