Waikato Business News May 2025
New Fieldays chief executive Richard Lindroos has no intention of interfering with arrangements for next month’s agricultural expo at Mystery Creek.
Richard Lindroos
Lindroos, regarded as being a change agent, knows everything is already sorted this year – but he has grand plans for the 2026 and 2027 events. They include adding on an extra day and making it more accessible for international organisations.
Lindroos features in the latest edition of Waikato Business News – part of the Good Local Media publishing stable which includes community newspapers in Cambridge, Te Awamutu and King Country.
Andrew Bydder
Waikato Business News also includes an opinion piece from Hamilton city councillor Andrew Bydder who wants councils to provide greater transparency for newspapers like The News by giving journalists information at the same time as elected members.
That means journalists could attend workshops and public excluded meetings they are currently barred from. They would receive the agendas, reports and meeting minutes at the same time councillors get them.
“Nothing is hidden,” says Bydder, who lives in Cambridge and has decided to stand for both Waipā and Hamilton councils at the upcoming local body elections.
Elsewhere in Waikato Business News, senior writer Mary Anne Gill goes to the top of 500 Victoria Street in Hamilton to have a look at what is going on in the Central Business District, Mark Morgan tells us about Hamilton Airport upgrades, Viv Posselt meets the man who saves discarded pianos and Loeng Liev, a Hamilton refugee and midwife, who is giving back to her village in Cambodia with five new classrooms and there is the popular Out and About photo feature.
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Waikato Business News May 2025
