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Waipā women’s hub launched

The Waipā Women’s Hub marked its first year in operation with a pre-Christmas bash that also served to thank businesses and organisations that have supported…

Anti-fluoride lawyer from USA to speak

American lawyer Michael Connett has been booked to speak in Cambridge early next month. Connett has been a prominent figure in a legal crusade against…

Big rise in Te Awamutu bus use

The investment made into Waikato public transport is bearing fruit with the numbers of people catching the bus last year from regional towns to and…

Community’s rapid response

Pirongia Volunteer Fire Brigade’s new first rapid response medical vehicle was among the units that went to a Te Pahu shed blaze on Sunday night….

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Waka ama queen remembered

A woman described as the “queen of waka ama” was honoured during an emotional pōwhiri at the start of the week-long sprint championships at Lake…

Thousands queue for Tryathlon

A post-event review will be held to work out how to improve access and transit times to a huge competition at a Cambridge venue which…

‘It’s truly magnificent’

They say Ōhaupō’s new stables match anything in Kentucky. Mary Anne Gill checks out Breckon Farm. A Waikato horse breeding legend has described Breckon Farm’s…

Now ear this

Waipā boxer Floyd Masson took to social media to show off a cauliflower ear after his points loss to Polish boxer  Mateusz Masternak last weekend….

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Work bearing fruit

Last summer was my first attempt at building a garden and growing something worth eating out of it. About mid-way through December, though, I realised…

A hotel with history

The worm-eaten and rat-ridden state of the Star Hotel at Kihikihi compelled the police in 1916 to apply to have its licence cancelled.  The place…

Together in disasters

Eons ago, humanity began to learn from natural events and understand our Earth in incredible ways. We evolved through tragedies like impactful eruptions and earthquakes….

Cars, cows and miracle cures

Travellers desiring to inspect the site of the big hydro-electric works at Arapuni had not experienced the best facilities for making the motor journey between Te Awamutu and Putāruru owing…