Tuesday, 24 June 2025 10:25

On the go

Written by Milking It

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OPINION: After hopping from one event to another at Fieldays, Associate Agriculture Minister Andrew Hoggard would have been hoping for a rest.

But on Monday last week, he found out at the last minute that he was needed at Hamilton Airport, not too far from the Fieldays venue, to cut the ribbon and welcome the first international flight to Hamilton in 13 years.

Part of the welcome was the unveiling of a plaque. As Hoggard pointed out in a social media post: “Will have to get some twink and a vivid to fix the plaque."

This is because the plaque Hoggard unveiled read ‘Our international terminal was officially opened by Hon James Meager, Acting Minister for Transport’.

Hoggard, also the Biosecurity Minister thanked the Biosecurity NZ team for a smooth operation clearing international passengers on day one.

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