Kīngitanga Māori – Kīngitanga Ingarangi

Good Local Media serves the Waipā district with its main centres of Te Awamutu and Cambridge. In Māori terms this district comes under the mana of King Tuheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII both as Māori…

Formal ceremonies, and cucumber sandwiches, marked Waipā’s contribution to the coronation of King Charles on Saturday. Mayor Susan O’Regan was tasked with helping plant two European lime trees in te Awamutu and Cambridge on a…

In the centre of the Abbey, on the site where every monarch since William The Conqueror has been crowned, his golden tunic glittering as the world’s media watched – King Charles III was crowned by…

A look back on the week at the Te Awamutu police station. Monday – Police attended a disorder incident in Te Awamutu.  A person had left prior to our arrival and was spoken to by…

A large crowd gathered at the Te Awamutu train station to farewell their popular stationmaster, Mr J T Long, who was moving on to Feilding.  As the train moved out three hearty cheers were given for Mr…

Anna Bukowsky was a spritely 69-year-old, up early on an April morning in 1906.  As the day began at the family farm at Ōhaupō her son left for the creamery and Anna told daughter, Bertha,…

If disaster struck, what would you take with you? As part of my preparation to go to the Canary Islands in a few months to work in an area that was decimated by lava flows…

I clearly remember my last night before I moved out of home to Hamilton for the start of my university education. I was terrified and struggled to get to sleep. Having lived in the same…

Some years ago I attended a history conference in Wellington. I wasn’t and still am not a historian, but I have always enjoyed reading history and biographies. The keynote speaker was a Professor of History…

A ferocious ferret found its way into the Pirongia hotel, having escaped its owner.  It promptly attacked Mrs Finch, landlady, who ran into a room and perched upon a chair for safety. The ferret then…