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Waipā chases Maadi success

Sam Shaw qualified for the repechage in under 16 single scull after finishing fifth in his heat at this week’s Maadi Cup competitions at Lake Karapiro. The Te Awamutu College student featured on the front…

Park plan back and changed

The Memorial Park concept plan has a new look following public consultation. Waipā district councillors looked at a plan this week which has major changes compared to the draft proposal which sparked outrage last year….

Māori wards: you tell us

Waipā District councillors are considering reducing their numbers –  and after largely shutting up shop on their opinion of Māori wards, backed a plan to go to the public on the issue yesterday. But one…

Meet new reporter Blair Voorend

My name is Blair Voorend and I’m the new reporter for Te Awamutu News. After working for the New Zealand Herald in Hawke’s Bay for the past two years I have moved back to the…

Vandalism derails station work

  By Blair Voorend Plans to spruce up Te Awamutu’s railway station are moving ahead but with repeated issues of vandalism its not going to be as people hoped. Te Awamutu Community Board member Gary…

Council sets rates raise target

Waipā District Council has agreed to a 1.8 per cent average annual rates increase over the next 10 years, starting with 4.1 per cent in 2021-2022. A draft 2021-2031 Long Term Plan and consultation document…

From cows to the chamber

Regan McCorquindale believes the lessons he learned on his parents’ farm will strengthen his arm as the new CEO of the Te Awamutu Chamber of Commerce. He grew up on 200-cow dairy farm in the…

Waipa fun run date set

The 10th annual Waipā Fun Run will be staged on March 28. The event was derailed when the country moved to a Level 2 Covid alert earlier this month, having been originally slated for March…

Space sought for new community hub

A Te Awamutu mum is looking for premises in which she can start a regular community activity group for people with disabilities. Brittany Williams trained as a primary school teacher before working for StarJam, a…

Harriet to the rescue

When Harriet Lamb takes the plunge, she believes in making a big splash. The 54-year-old writer for medical communications agencies in the Northern Hemisphere is just over two weeks away from tackling her biggest swim…

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