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Dirty rats help protect pests

Thieves stole four predator traps from Te Awamutu and District Memorial Garden towards the end of last month. The thefts are the latest in a…

Bollard for bench trade rejected

Waipa District Council is being asked not to spend thousands of dollars replacing around a dozen wooden benches at Te Awamutu and District War Memorial…

Parking limit review to start

Te Awamutu Business Chamber and Grey Power have welcomed news they are to be consulted on a proposal to extend parking limits in the rural…

Wartime nurse has links to Waipā

As RSAs around the country prepare to mark Armistice Day on November 11, one 105-year-old with links to Te Awamutu will be sifting through her…

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Volunteers rally around school

The Targa Rally can be a win-win for motor sport fans and the local communities who host it, says Maihiihi Primary School deputy principal Katie…

Aiming high for a century

Ōtorohanga netball was celebrating the century of netball in New Zealand on Friday, but unlike the parent body’s date 1924 beginning, Ōtorohanga netball’s origins are…

Rachael rises to two

Ngaroma’s Rachael Archer has risen to number two in the world in women’s enduro racing. The Kawasaki rider was credited with a sensational display at…

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…

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Death of a settler

Ewen McGregor slowed down in his car as he came upon Joseph Hodgson who was driving three restive horses attached to a chaff cutting machine…

When lightning strikes

A couple of weeks ago my friend and American meteorologist Chris Vagasky was mentioned in a news article after he detected over 50,000 lightning events…

‘A rose by any other name …’

Last week I picked a perfect rose from my garden. It’s called “Deep Secret”. It’s a deep, velvety red, with an almost overpowering fragrance. One…

A chance to meet and learn

It’s amazing to think that a long while ago we were surrounded in Waipā by active volcanoes, now sleeping giants that will never wake again….