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Remembering the ‘darkest day’

A service at Te Awamutu’s Anzac Green on Saturday will commemorate one of New Zealand’s darkest days in World War One. The half-hour October 12…

Southern Links on fast track

Nineteen Waikato projects – including Southern Links and Cambridge to Piarere roads – were among the 149 projects released for inclusion in the Government’s one-stop-shop…

A design for challenging times

Elevate Ōtorohanga’s first economic development forum will look at “challenging times” and feature keynote speakers including Shamubeel Eaqub, Simon Perry, Honey Hireme-Smiler and Andrew Hoggard….

Pirongia is bewitched

Pirongia School is enjoying a rocking run of success across its arts sphere. Two of their Jump Jam teams scooped the top prize in their…

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Kihikihi bowlers are back, jack

September heralded the start of the “new season”  and the traditional opening day at the  Kihikihi Bowling Club was held with the first jack of…

Groups get Tū Manawa funding

Six Waipā organisations and a programme delivered in the district by Waikato Rugby Union secured Tū Manawa funding with the help of Sport Waikato. The…

Ice breaker at Ngā Roto

Scouts Aotearoa national commissioner Raani Kelderman called it a fantastic ice breaker. More than 200 scouts and kaiārahi (leaders) from 14 scout groups in the…

Medals and mishaps

September 6 11am Ngāhinapōuri’s Nicole Murray, 31, has withdrawn from her final Para cycling race at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games tonight due to illness….

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Drownings in Kihikihi

Two Kihikihi women who wandered off and disappeared two years apart initially had their community baffled. When Arthur White returned home from work one August…

How we can help creatures thrive

This week we end the Season of Creation that Christians across cultures and countries celebrated together. Every year, the season ends on the Sunday following…

Experiencing Hurricane Helene

“This is really bad.” My friend Danni was watching the water cross the highway towards the hotel where she was staying with her dog. Her…

Too good to be true?

When I was deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the Reserve Bank’s investment committee proposed an arbitrage deal. I decided to discuss…