By Luke East Church-leaders are concerned about the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on those who are already isolated and vulnerable. Te Awamutu’s churches are some of those most active in providing support to those in need, but…
By Luke East Church-leaders are concerned about the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on those who are already isolated and vulnerable. Te Awamutu’s churches are some of those most active in providing support to those in need, but…
Waipā residents are seeing more – and different – native birds in suburban back yards as conservation projects continue to develop throughout Waikato. The news comes as the Department of Conservation celebrates a rise in…
Te Awamutu’s Pekerau Primary School will hold a public hui next Thursday – October 21 – in a bid to correct its name. With the support of staff, the school Board and mana whenua, new principal Tania Bagley is…
Community boards need to improve their performances in Te Awamutu and Cambridge and the best way to ensure that is to review what their roles and functions are, a Waipā council committee has decided. Community…
Ben Carpenter jokes he did everything he could to stay away from farming. So how come he, wife Renee and their three children live on their own Te Kawa Road dairy farm on the Waipā-Ōtorohanga…
1.24pm – 14 October 2021 – A positive waste water COVID-19 test has been reported in Te Awamutu, in the Waipā district. The sample was taken on Tuesday, October 12. Waikato District Health Board has…
Sarah Matthews was on her honeymoon when she found out she had been elected to the Waipā Networks Trust. The first-time candidate, standing as Sarah Davies, topped the poll – leaving her no option but…
The home to at least 20 Rosetown businesses – and the world-renowned Rose Garden – may be asked to debate a new town brand. Members of the Te Awamutu Community Board aired the thorny issue…
Te Awamutu Community Board member and Waipā anti-fluoride campaigner Kane Titchener’s verbal submission to the council’s representation review hearing this week was cut short. Titchener said in his written submission he wanted to explain why…
Luke East’s campaign to get a plaque installed on the corner of Sloane and Alexandra Streets to commemorate the 1954 visit of The Queen and Prince Philip to Te Awamutu has now raised almost two-thirds…
