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Thomas Jewellers to close after 66 years
Neil Thomas was just nine years old when he started working in his father Bob’s jewellery shop, Thomas Jewellers, in Tokoroa, running errands.
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Collaboration and partnership to underpin Te Waka
Te Waka has a role to play in the economic development agenda while also recognizing local aspirations and diversity, says its new CEO Michael Bassett-Foss.
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Fungus vs fungus wins scientist coveted lifetime achievement award
Plant and Food Research scientist, Dr Philip Elmer won the University of Waikato Lifetime Achievement award at last week's prestigious Kudos Awards.
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Hamilton and Waikato accolade for domestic tourism growth
The Hamilton & Waikato region has further cemented its place as a key tourism destination by winning a domestic tourism growth award at the inaugural Regional Tourism New Zealand (RTNZ) Awards.
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Region shines a light on our world class scientists
Hamilton and Waikato’s science and innovation sector celebrated the region’s top scientists and their achievements at the 12th annual Kudos Awards last night in Hamilton.
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Government funding helps win bids to bring international conferences to Waikato
Have you ever attended an international convention and wanted to bring that convention to New Zealand?
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Collaboration, partnership to underpin Te Waka
Te Waka – the Waikato’s new economic development agency – has a role to play in the economic development agenda, says its new CEO, but he also recognises localised aspirations based on the diversity of the region.
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Property development bolsters Airport’s bottom line
Hamilton Airport chief executive Mark Morgan refers to the airport as a “reluctant property developer”. But that phrase – or rather, that strategy – is panning out nicely.
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Electric vehicle competition revs into gear
Engineers and teachers are praising an electric vehicle initiative they say is sparking renewed interest in science, maths and engineering in Waikato secondary schools.
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Cherry tree festival draws massive crowd
Over 5000 people attended the sold-out Waikato Cherry Tree Festival this weekend and many more were turned away, forcing the festival to open again next Saturday.
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Tourism New Zealand boosting regions through science
New Zealand has some of the world’s leading scientific minds, and with the help of Tourism New Zealand, their international counterparts are travelling the world to hear them speak.
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X-ray vision for construction workers
Imagine if you had x-ray vision. Now imagine that you also have the ability to see what something would look like in the exact place it will be before it’s even built.
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