Carmelita Mentor-Fredericks
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Hailing from Cape Town, South Africa, most of Carmelita Mentor-Fredericks’ professional career has been spent in a daily/national newsroom covering general news, and lifestyle and entertainment content for digital and print. She’s also dabbled in education, marketing and social media management, and now finds herself in friendly Feilding, where she previously dotted i's and crossed t’s for Farmers Weekly and Dairy Farmer before taking up the role of digital editor.
When she’s not spending time with her favourite people, she enjoys the outdoors, binge-watching TV shows, reading and getting creative in the kitchen. January 19, 2023
Bittersweet payout for Te Anau Downs Station
Te Anau Downs Station received more than a quarter-million NZ dollars in compensation.
December 14, 2022
Get behind The Big Feed, NZ
The goal for The Big Feed is to raise enough donations for one million meals.
November 24, 2022
PM commits to making Three Waters bill ‘easier to understand’
Ardern also responded to questions on whether the reforms extended to coastal and geothermal waters.
November 17, 2022
Lab-grown meat gets green light in US
The US could soon have a new kind of meat available for consumers to choose from, but it won’t be from pasture-to-plate.
November 15, 2022
Offshore wind farm could power up to 500k homes
The project's plans include a large wind farm off the South Taranaki coast.
November 4, 2022
New film captures Cambridge farmer’s love for cows
Veteran documentary-maker Costa Botes explores the life of cow whisperer Andrew Johnstone.
October 21, 2022
8.9ha forest marks milestone for QEII trust
The newest covenant adds to the growing network of legally protected, privately owned land in Aotearoa.
October 6, 2022
Another, plus a likely, property added to M bovis-infected list
There are four confirmed properties in Mid Canterbury at present.
October 3, 2022
45-hectare solar farm proposed for Palmerston North
The company is currently seeking consent from the Palmerston North City Council.
August 31, 2022
Fonterra’s new startup to focus on alt-dairy
The partnership will help Fonterra deliver on its strategy of generating more value for farmers and for New Zealand over the coming years.