Pokeno Bacon store employee Kathleen Solomon said the population growth will make a difference in a few years. Florence Kerr / Stuff Life timers in the small settlement of Pokeno are watching daily as ...

This is "The only place to have a good time," said Frank Morello in reference to the recreation time he gets in the multipurpose room at Danbury Health Care Center. On Saturday, Jan. 28, a handful of ...

WELLINGTON, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Located at the south of Auckland city with one hour driving distance, Pokeno used to be a small and remote town in Waikato district. Right now, it becomes much busier, ...

Susannah Skiver Barton is an award-winning journalist with a focus on all things alcoholic. She lives in North Carolina with her family and the state’s best whiskey collection. India, South Africa, ...

In August 2025, it was reported that Abbott Laboratories was in discussions with Synlait Milk Limited to acquire the Pokeno manufacturing facility in New Zealand, a site specializing in plant-based ...

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POKENO PRIDE: Long-time Pokeno residents and business owners Win and John McIntos say the village is prospering after years of hard graft and careful planning.CHRIS HILLOCK / Waikato Times A North ...

(BusinessDesk) - Synlait Milk [NZX:SYN] has conditionally bought a site in Pokeno in Waikato where it plans to spend $260 million developing its second nutritional powder manufacturing factory. The ...

Synlait (NZX: SML; ASX: SM1) has conditionally purchased 28 hectares of land in Pokeno, North Waikato, to establish their second nutritional powder manufacturing site. Currently an undeveloped site in ...

More than a pit-stop on the way from Auckland to Hamilton, this village is worth a visit in its own right, says Elisabeth Easther. Where is it? In the Waikato, 53km southeast of Auckland and 72km ...

One ticketholder is waking up this morning as an overnight multi-millionaire after winning last night's mammoth $42 million Lotto Powerball jackpot. A lot of other Kiwis are waking up wondering if ...

I first discovered the work of artist Miss Pokeno at the Guildhall Art Gallery's ongoing Victoriana exhibition, which runs until 8th December this year. Writer and broadcaster specialising in social ...