Benjamin Wilson continues our new series – Halls of fame – where we look at the history of some notable Waipā landmarks. “Not an Obelisk of stone but a memorial of utility, where the people…
Benjamin Wilson continues our new series – Halls of fame – where we look at the history of some notable Waipā landmarks. “Not an Obelisk of stone but a memorial of utility, where the people…
Kaleidoscope of Colour, a Te Awamutu Museum exhibition that showcases artists from the Enrich Plus Art Centre and Gallery programme, opens tomorrow. The exhibition also celebrates Autism Acceptance Day and Autism Acceptance Month. Enrich Plus…
Waipā schools are welcoming a change to the curriculum that will require students to have a greater understanding of local history. “It is important, it is part of who we are. It is what makes…
A letter writing campaign is calling for more police resources to be directed to fight the country’s rampant increase of antisocial driving. In Waipā, 386 complaints of antisocial driving incidents were received by police last…
Francis Joseph Krippner celebrated his 90th birthday at the start of this month Aware of her dad’s mortality, Maree Smith asked The News to share some of the wealth of local history that her father…
Tainui Group Holdings has today launched a new brand identity. The brand was launched by chair Hinerangi Raumati-Tu’ua at the Tārangawaewae Marae poukai at Ngāruawāhia and follows an extensive consultation and design process. Mrs Raumati-Tu’ua…
Work has started on Te Awamutu’s skatepark upgrade in Rewi Street. Waipā District Council’s contractor Fluhler Contracting Limited, alongside Acid NZ who helped develop the skatepark design, began work on the six-month construction programme at…
School librarians say they’re the answer to a declining nationwide literacy rate. Former School Library Association of New Zealand president Glenys Bichan, who is library manager at Cambridge High School, says nearly a quarter of…
On February 24 journalist Benjamin Wilson reported that two iwi were mourning the sale of land at Rangiaowhia. They didn’t have the means to match the selling price. Today, The News exclusively reveals a remarkable…
The incoming Waipā Networks chief executive knows if you asked several people on the streets of Te Awamutu or Cambridge what the company does, most would struggle to answer. Sean Horgan is unfazed by that…
