The late November weather bomb that hit Waipā left businesses in Te Awamutu flooded and had rural residents picking up the pieces after tornadoes swept through the region. Heavy rain and hail hit Waipā in…
The late November weather bomb that hit Waipā left businesses in Te Awamutu flooded and had rural residents picking up the pieces after tornadoes swept through the region. Heavy rain and hail hit Waipā in…
The region’s business awards are back on the calendar after taking a 2020 Covid hit. The annual awards which mark Waipā business excellence have been booked in for mid-April 2021. The Cambridge Business Chamber has…
A book spanning the 2.6 million year geological history of Mount Pirongia – the first such comprehensive publication of its kind in New Zealand – was launched at the Pirongia Heritage Centre on November 18…
District Council’s new commmunity advisors have a huge job ahead to help Waipā people recover equitably from the impacts of Covid-19. Just two weeks into the job Gina Scott and Corren Ngerengere have begun to…
Cambridge couple Margaret and Bernie Pearson have donated a third vehicle to St John. The handover late last month was welcomed by St John Central Region fundraising and marketing manager Jeanette Horan, who said: “We…
The latest report from Wellington-based economists, Infometrics, says economic activity in the distict has managed to “bounce back” in the September 2020 quarter. Waipā’s gross domestic product (GDP) was only 0.6 per cent lower than…
Waipā residents with a condition that makes travel tricky are bring to register for Total Mobility, a scheme to help make getting out in the community easier and cheaper. The national door-to-door transport scheme involves…
Kihikihi’s Blair and Rosie Shaw are hoping the lockdown songs they uploaded to social media in early 2020 might launch a new career path. The pair posted a series of ‘Lockdown Tunes’ to Facebook during…
The new toilets at Centennial Park in Te Awamutu have received a splash of colour, following a public art competition run by Waipā District Council. The Designer Dunny competition invited artists to submit an original…
Readers are being asked for their suggestions as to who might be a worthy recipient of the Te Awamutu News’ second Person of the Year award. The award was first given to Te Awamutu community…
