Gumboots News

 
Stuff.co.nz
Gumboot sales mirrors farming boom
Stuff.co.nz
THEY ARE SWELL: CRT Invercargill clothing and footwear saleswoman Lyn Hall and Skellerup South Island sales manager Tony Fuller have seen gumboot sales skyrocket. Soaring gumboot sales in an Invercargill store have set a national sales record and show ...

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Gumboots in the garden for fashion laureate Dinnigan
Sydney Morning Herald
The demure designer, who began her career 30-years ago as a costume maker for the ABC and local music scene, will receive the fifth Australian Fashion Laureate and plans on celebrating "in my gumboots and shorts in the gardening pruning.

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The Guardian (blog)
In gumboots round the Three Peaks Race
The Guardian (blog)
Thanks to new early trains from both Leeds and Carlisle on the Settle-Carlisle line, it's now possible to walk the Three Peaks around Ribblehead without having to stay overnight. The journey itself, especially the section between Kirkby Stephen and ...

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Gumboots are trendy?
Fair Lady
Fashion editor Alexis Chaffe is in awe of an unexpected trend that's making a splash this season - gumboots. Here's why you need a pair. When I first moved to Cape Town I was horrified at the sight of Wellington boots, or 'gumboots' as they're known in ...


 
Waikato Times
From gumboots to the boardroom
Waikato Times
COMING ON BOARD: Waikato farmers are being offered a training programme to put in place formal governance processes for their businesses. Ground-breaking training is on offer to help farmers transition from tractor to boardroom, Ali Tocker reports.


 
A Night of Crowd Surfing, Towels and Gumboots
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
It was then onto the second announcement of the night – the winner of the prized golden gumboot known as The FRED Award, named in honour of ex-pat comedy icon John Clarke's legendary Kiwi character Fred Dagg. Those in the running for 2012 were Rhys ...

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Parents pack patience and eight kids
The Sunshine Coast Daily
Gumboots, some good books, a few pillows and blankets, a fair amount of patience, good humour, and lots of energy. Elissa Perales and her husband, Ruddy, will pack the lot into their troop carrier tomorrow morning bound for Dalby.