Waikato herdsman's story to air on New Zealand screens
Andrew Johnstone's life with his cows is the topic of new doco When The Cows Come Home.
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New Zealand's first electric milk tanker launched in Morrinsville
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Waikato primary school trio named 2022 AgriKidsNZ Grand Champions
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Waikato honey creates a buzz on international stage
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Company-X takes innovation award-winning text to speech software global
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Rural Three Waters working group gives feedback
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Three Waters Reform bill in Parliament sparks outrage
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Milk tanker attack: Boy racer seeks discharge without conviction
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Waikato farmers face animal feed shortage ahead of winter
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Trial modelling of Waikato swim spots will be used to 'infer' pollution levels
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The father and son who chopped off teen burglar's finger in bungled home invasion
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