Waipukurau, New Zealand News

Rural Women New Zealand is delighted to announce the winners of the RWNZ Enterprising Rural Women Award 2013, following an award ceremony at the opening of the Rural Women NZ national conference in Christchurch yesterday evening.

Applications to open two new Big Barrel liquor stores in Taradale and Waipukurau have been given the green light.

SCARCE: Central Hawke's Bay farmer Will Foley is one of many still waiting for a heavy dose of rain to break record drought conditions.

He had missed the earlier flight but Pieter Zwart kept his cool at the airport in Port Moresby yesterday as he hurriedly changed his tickets to catch another more suitable one back to Auckland via Brisbane.

NO TRY: Napier Technical lock Darren Deely is forced into touch short of the tryline by Napier Pirate Rugby and Sports fullback Ewan Brumwell and lock Matt Brown during Tech's 27-6 win at Whitmore Park on Saturday.

The fuel rods are overheating. The pressure is building. The atmosphere is toxic.