Crosses placed
The Te Awamutu RSA Cemetery with the Anzac memorial crosses placed for Anzac Day.
The larger crosses, representing Te Awamutu and District citizens who were killed in action or served in all wars and deployments, will be placed on Anzac Green in Te Awamutu on Saturday.
Challenging driving
With severe weather arriving ahead of the busy Easter holiday period, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is advising road users in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty, to be prepared and take extra care on the roads. Heavy rain and strong winds are forecast, with MetService issuing a severe weather warning from tonight until end of day on Friday 18 April for Coromandel and Western Bay of Plenty. The orange warning is likely to be extended further into the Waikato and across the Kaimai Range.
Plan ahead before you travel with the Easter and Anzac travel advisory in the NZTA Journey Planner.
Easter and Anzac holiday weekends 2025 | NZTA Journey Planner
Five Stags unlisted
Pirongia’s pub is no longer up for sale, after owner Nora Fu failed to find a buyer. The $1 million Five Stags Restaurant and Bar business was listed late last year after Fu, sole shareholder of Night Pearl Ltd, lost her alcohol licence. Five Stags is advertising the business as available for lease.
Dirt jumping
Pirongia children riding bikes on the road verge on the corner of McClure and Belcher Streets.
Children in Pirongia, who have been using part of a road verge to dig out humps and hollows for their bike jumps, are about to get their own space to build and design dirt jumps safely. Waipā District Council has created a new dedicated dirt jump zone at the Pirongia skatepark site using dirt from council’s parks and reserves.
Membership grows
The Te Awamutu Junior Indoor Bowls Club has moved into the Te Awamutu Bowls Club and expanded its membership options. It was previously at the intermediate school where it was limited to year seven and eight pupils but thanks to support from Te Awamutu Lions is now open to anyone under 18. There are a number of upcoming competitions members can play in including the King Country junior singles champs and secondary school events.
Owner a finalist
David Mackenzie
Good Local Media publisher David Mackenzie is one of six finalists in the Waipā Networks Business Leader of the Year Award joining David Hall (Cambridge Resthaven), Anita Crowe (Construction Advantage), Blair Paterson (Homebrew Coffee), Nadia Hauā (NZ Louvres) and Patricia Ross (Ross & Co Hair Design) at a gala dinner in Mystery Creek Events Centre on May 2 where the winner will be announced. Good Local Media publishes three community newspapers in Cambridge, Te Awamutu and King Country, the monthly Waikato Business News and runs the annual Waipā Home and Leisure Show at Lake Karāpiro.
