Visitors to this year's National Agricultural Fieldays may find themselves assailed by a newly-developed 'speaking billboard' promoting the University of Waikato.

The latest monthly figures show farm sales stand at just one-third of the figure for last year, while the median farm price has dropped by nearly half. With falling prices and lower mortgage interest rates, new entrants to farming may

Continuing uncertainty about just who will pay to clean up the Waikato's waterways is hurting investment. That's the view of environmental economist Professor Frank Scrimgeour, who's also Dean of the University of Waikato Management School.

Launching any new brand is a high-stakes gamble: a US survey shows that 55% of new brands fail to reach the status of an established brand. Yet as market innovation gathers pace, firms are under pressure to find effective marketing

Which countries should New Zealand target to boost tourism? What's been the effect of slashing the marketing budget for Tourism Waikato? And do loyalty programmes such as FlyBuys really work?

GEICO/JG Racing Monster Kawasaki's Paul Whibley reclaimed his loss at the Mountain Ridge with a nearly wire-to-wire win at the John Penton GNCC, round eight of the 2009 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series."It was pretty cool to win," Whibley

Jason Crump is still recovering from injuries he sustained at the last Grand Prix in Sweden after heroically laying his bike down in the final to avoid serious injury to fallen Russian rider Emil Sayfutdinov. As all the fans in

After grabbing his first career victory in the premier 450 Class just one week ago, Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki's Mike Alessi cruised to a 1-1 sweep of the day's motos to earn the overall victory at the Flagstar Bank Motocross National from Freestone

Episode three of MXTV hits the airwaves tonight and fans of the show will not be disappointed with the extravaganza the boys have put together this week.Filmed at the opening round of the Australian Motocross Championship at Albury Wodonga, the

In front of a massive 38,000 spectators KTM have dominated round eight of the Motocross World Championship at Ernee, France, with Max Nagl putting in a perfect day in the MX1 class to be the clear winner of both motos

A 5-2 finish at the weekend’s Freestone Raceway round of the Lucas Oil Pro AMA Motocross Championship has moved Australian rider Chad Reed into second place on the points table.The typical Texas heat added an extra element of endurance to

Livia Lancelot collected her third GP victory of the season on home soil, and scored her first double win in an incredible atmosphere. The reigning World Champion confirmed her star status in Ernée, France, where she was cheered by thousands

The 2009 Smarter than Smoking WA Motocross Championships were run on Sunday June 7th at Wanneroo Park. What a sight -Traffic jams along Wattle Ave with spectators feasting on a State Motocross and State Road Racing round both running on

Motorex KTM's Kade Mosig will be on the gate at round 5 of the Australian Motocross Championships at Murray Bridge, SA, this weekend.Renowned as one of the fastest Pro Lites racers in the competition, Mosig was taken out at the

I pushed my workouts to four days this week (plus one cross-straining session at Spudds), so I had a bump in distance. I've been noticing lately that I've gotten extremely comfortable at my normal slow pace, and that I can

as you have never heard it before. That made me smile and feel happy to be alive. The storm, the beat-boxing, the chorus, the smiling guy in the yellow cravat, the lady doing the solo at the end... Seriously, go

Holy crap! According to , my severe nearsightedness means that I actually have super-powered vision up close. I had no idea. I can't read most text until it's within 6 inches of my nose, but evidently once stuff moves into

I picked up my copy of Infinite Jest today, so I'm officially in for . There's even a . This is going to be fun! (But man, it's even than I expected...)

One of my favourite shows on TV right now is Departures on the Outdoor Life Network. It's two guys from Brantford who travel with their other friend the cameraman and travel the world doing a great mix of typical tourist...

THE managing director of car maker GM Holden, Mark Reuss, says Holden will not be sold, at least in the near term.