![Fairlie farmer Matt McAtamney won Rural Bachelor of the Year at the National Fieldays.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052825im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/u/c/j/k/image.related.StuffSplash.300x400.1jucah.13sitc.png/1497675035200.jpg)
Ladies, your Fieldays bachelor
4:50 PM Mathew McAtamney lifted the golden gumboot, but he's still looking for that trophy girl.
Haka history made!
![The crowds are gathering on the Rotorua Village Green for the haka attempt.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052825im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/u/a/h/j/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ju02g.13sitc.png/1497662817583.jpg)
A record 7770 people showed up in Rotorua to wrest the world title back from France.
Body in ute Kim Richmond
Police have verified the identify of the body, but not the cause of death.
Kids' farmhouses at Fieldays
The farmhouses, cow sheds and stables are all hand-made by a Taranaki dairy farmer.
Has peak cow been reached?
The national herd needs to be trimmed, some say, but calls to cull numbers fell on deaf ears at Fieldays.
Rahui Papa quits Tainui
Rahui Papa hopes to become the Maori Party member for Hauraki-Waikato.
Head cases
![27022017. Photo: 123rf.com
Science image with human brain on dark background](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052825im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/t/h/4/c/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jrz4j.png/1497671375009.jpg)
About 35,000 Kiwis suffer mild brain injuries every year. Are we doing enough about them?
Waikato leaders honoured
"I was paving a new way for my family so that was also my motivator."
Kids' farmhouses at Fieldays
![A Taranaki family have started a business building wooden farm sheds and play houses for children. L-R: Maddi Goodchap ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052825im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/t/u/2/l/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jtgld.png/1497647772325.jpg)
The farmhouses, cow sheds and stables are all hand-made by a Taranaki dairy farmer.
Learning and building at same time
![All concentration from Connor Hodgson, as he cuts a tricky pattern on the band saw.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052825im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/r/6/p/l/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jmpn5.png/1497578265700.jpg)
Hamilton students take part in a nationwide contest run to encourage young people into trades.
Fully Funded pays out at Ruakaka
![Fully Funded charges to victory at Ruakaka in an exciting finish beating Amarula (wide on track) and Lewis Caroll with ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052825im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/u/b/h/q/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1ju9nu.png/1497667668158.jpg)
The big guns went to war in Ruakaka sprint with Fully Funded prevailing.
Coaches target defence and set-pieces
![Zac Guildford has been in top form for Hamilton Old Boys.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052825im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/p/4/q/9/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jted5.png/1497561723370.jpg)
Two title contenders want to keep things tight when they meet in Hamilton on Saturday.
Sex and the Tron
![Fieldays 2017 at Mystery Creek will attract thousands of visitors - and will be a boon to the local sex industry.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052825im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/t/a/0/t/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jtbtg.png/1497595460384.jpg)
OPINION: Once a year, when Fieldays come to town, Hamilton becomes the sex capital of the country.
Book fair surprises
![There's no telling what treasures await the book fair bargain hunter.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052825im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/t/a/0/s/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jtbqg.png/1497588729300.jpg)
OPINION: The annual pageant of used paperbacks, barely thumbed university texts and unwanted coffee table ornaments was on and Richard Swainson attended with all the fervour of a religious convert.
Heart of gold
![Wayne Mailman, pictured working on a tree stump a few months before his death.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052825im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/t/a/0/r/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jtbnx.png/1497520617418.jpg)
OBITUARY: Wayne Mailman was a hard-working straight shooter, a charmer, and generous to a fault.
Euthanasia debate
![Euthanasia is a contentious issue, the world over.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052825im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/t/a/0/q/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jtblq.png/1497520113589.jpg)
OPINION: At present we do not give anyone the right to kill, or help to kill, someone. We call that murder. And it is a crime, writes Narelle Henson.
Skills to future-proof your employment
![Geoff Bentley and son Logan Bentley, try a self-contained holographic computer.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052825im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/r/j/m/i/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jrjhb.png/1497390153622.jpg)
Opinion: People search for new skills as technology takes over traditional jobs.
Kids' farmhouses at Fieldays
![A Taranaki family have started a business building wooden farm sheds and play houses for children. L-R: Maddi Goodchap ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052825im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/t/u/2/l/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jtgld.png/1497647772325.jpg)
The farmhouses, cow sheds and stables are all hand-made by a Taranaki dairy farmer.
Talented folks with creative minds
![Megan Godfrey is 94 years old and carves creations from wood, bone and fossils.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052825im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/n/k/9/w/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jnkyf.png/1497646796598.jpg)
Residents from Summerset Down the Lane are living proof that passions are hard to smother.
Tales of an ambulance driver
![John Ford and his son Mitchell in the book From the Driver's Seat.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052825im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/t/s/4/e/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jtqx2.png/1497586433036.jpg)
Author John Ford shares his experience as a rapid response paramedic in his new book.
Avantidrome scoops another award
![Elite riders make up only 18 per cent of use at the Avantidrome. The New Zealand Sprint Team used it for training before ...](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052825im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/g/j/v/g/s/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jtttd.png/1497584838373.jpg)
The Cambridge Avantidrome has scooped another award, this time aimed at its community involvement.
Lights, siren and emergencies
![Andy and Sarah get ready to work on a patient in their ambulance.](http://web.archive.org./web/20170617052825im_/https://resources.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/j/s/g/6/b/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1jqw5f.png/1497567801727.jpg)
Reporter Mike Bain spent an exhausting day on the job with a Waikato, St John ambulance crew.
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