1080 issue Cr Graf’s anti-1080 rant, yet again, in the regional councillor column (The News, September 19) represents a very small view of a few individuals, and cannot go unchallenged. If the silent majority who…
Pirongia Fire Chief Roan Gouws was thrilled when he was told to make room in the station garage. It was so he could park a Mitsubishi Triton utility donated by Waipā Networks to improve the…
A Waipā nursery is donating thousands of trees to rural schools across the North Island. Restore Native owner Adam Thompson says it’s an important social and environmental initiative specifically targeted at rural schools. His company…
Food and thought To those who designed the road, cycle and walkway along Whittaker Street in Kihikihi – a big Thank you. Obviously, a lot of thought has gone into how the community lives and…
Champagne corks are popping across the Waikato today with confirmation that direct flights between Hamilton Airport and Australia are back. Jetstar, a subsidiary of Qantas, has announced it will offer three return flights per week…
Students from four primary schools – Ōhaupō, Rukuhia, Kaipaki and Tamahere – joined residents of Hamilton’s Bupa Foxbridge Village to find out more about Waikato’s waterways. Using environmental “eDNA” technology with AquaWatch’s Waka monitoring equipment,…
Daffodil Day On August 30, the community of Te Awamutu came together in support of Daffodil Day. You may be aware that Daffodil Day is the Cancer Society’s most important fundraiser. The funds we raise…
Te Awamutu Sports Club sprinter Alex Schuler rode 10.155s for the flying 200m qualifying, which broke an eight-year old record of 10.223s set by Southland’s Bradly Knipe at the World Junior track cycling championships in…
Occasionally I decide to use these opinion pieces to give the local district council a nudge or a serve regarding their tired – and sometimes tiring – efforts to balance democracy with physical reality. Aka,…
Seventeen people from Waipā and King Country, including representatives from police, schools and a youth trust have completed a Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Aotearoa workshop. The two-day training, held in Te Awamutu August…
