The bird on the wire

Something did not seem quite right to Sarah Henrickson. There was confusion among the cows her husband, Llewellyn, was shifting from a paddock near the house to one on the other side of Te Rore…

A Brit, a Jamaican, and a Kiwi sit in a kitchen on the side of a volcanic island talking about what would happen to us if the volcano above erupted… We have been struggling through…

Looking back on how the week panned out for police in Te Awamutu. Monday – Police recovered two stolen motor vehicles. One had been seen frequently throughout the day. A number of people saw it…

Te Awamutu milk tanker drivers can take a bow. Their work has helped Fonterra’s Te Awamutu site win an award at the company’s annual Best Site Cup ceremony, The site won the Transport Cup and…

Te Awamutu’s Museum, Education and Research Centre has retained its prestigious Gold Qualmark award for the second consecutive year. Qualmark is the official quality measure of quality for New Zealand tourism businesses. It is assessed…

“You’ve never seen it miss this house, and miss that house, and come after you!” said Dr. Jo Harding, meteorologist in the 1996 movie Twister. This quote kept playing through my head while walking around…

Why is a community like a cake? Collect the ingredients, mix them carefully, warm ’em up and most of those at the table will enjoy and benefit from the treat of sharing . Most of…

In my wrap up of the week today I note an incident at a supermarket. I need to say this: toy guns are not toys. A group of teenagers went to a supermarket with toy…

Annette Whittle had no idea what to expect when she walked up the drive to the Te Awamutu Menzshed last Thursday. Earlier in June, she had dropped off a battered, rusty old trike to see…

Our regular columnist Janine Krippner reports from the Cumbre Vieja volcanic ridge on the island of La Palma in Canary Islands. In the past four days I have seen more destruction and loss than across…