Business

NZB holds (and hosts) horses…

A recent cyber attack on New Zealand Bloodstock’s (NZB) Gavelhouse platform appears to have failed. While it did see the recent Online Yearling Sale...

Dealer’s choice – Bishop and Brown move to grow Auckland

Ongoing development in Drury continues to provide more places to live, but Franklin shouldn’t become a sprawling suburb with little local infrastructure or workplaces. The...

Smart bed a game changer

While Kieran Read relaxed, the bed read him. It’s not unusual to test a bed before we buy, but the new AI Smart Bed...

Fuel prices burn Franklin farmers

Coal may no longer be king, but fossil fuels are still vital to our primary industries. As for Alan Cole – Franklin Local Board...

AI – is the writing on the wall?

By Kerry Lee As artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes faster and more reliable, there is call for some concern with job losses forecast. However, in literary...

All there in the square

Families flocked to Pukekohe for School Holidays in the Square recently, an event that set a beat everyone could dance to. Performances by drumming group,...

Labour: ‘Cost of living worse even before fuel crisis started’

New data shows inflation is still above the Reserve Bank’s target, with electricity prices surging and economists warning the worst is still to come,”...

Pokeno Whisky – behind the cellar door

By Kerry Lee This weekend, locals will be getting into the spirit of things while raising a glass for the diggers on Anzac Day...

Fuel for rural schools – Feds applaud plan

Extra support for small, rural and isolated schools to help manage fuel cost pressures is timely and very welcome, Federated Farmers' education spokesperson Richard...

When a neighbour needs your help

Mai Lighthouse is the leading social services agency across Franklin and North Waikato. By Mai Lighthouse You've felt it before. That quiet nudge that something...