If Lauren Keenan had to choose a spot in the region to visit, she would choose Rangiaowhia. The novelist turned historian visited the site while researching her latest book Toitū Te Whenua: Places and People…
If Lauren Keenan had to choose a spot in the region to visit, she would choose Rangiaowhia. The novelist turned historian visited the site while researching her latest book Toitū Te Whenua: Places and People…
From cafes to top wedding venues to Irish pubs, Sara Lawry has worked on both sides of the Tasman – and both sides of Waipā – Te Awamutu and Cambridge. Now the Te Awamutu-based Storyteller…
Ōtorohanga District Council will debate the future of the district’s water services delivery model at an extraordinary council meeting on April 8, after receiving financial data in the next few weeks. Ōtorohanga councillors will decide…
Brad Olsen came to Waipā last week wanting to shake the tag “Bad News Brad” a certain broadcaster has taken to calling him. “I feel like suddenly I can be Good News Brad, at least…
Youngsters from around the region enjoyed four hours of fun activities last Saturday at Te Awamutu Museum’s Tui & Tama Eco Expo. The Ecology Expo was the third held as part of the museum’s Tui…
This month Good Local Media launches its Local Choice campaign for the local body elections in Waikato Business News and our community newspapers in Cambridge, Te Awamutu and King Country. We’ve got six months to…
A six week project to rebuild part of the road through Ōhaupō has been completed. The work involved a 520-metre-long structural asphalt road rebuild and the New Zealand Transport Agency said it was extensive and…
Global Contracting Solutions has filed an objection with Waipā District Council against the cost of its resource consent application to build a waste to energy plant in Te Awamutu. The application will be heard by…
Kihikihi’s $8-million-dollar cycle way has split the community between lovers and haters. While cyclists are lining up to ride the cycleway and loving the experience, Te Awamutu-Kihikihi Community Board chair Ange Holt recently told the…
2025 is the year of the cat in Kihikihi. The town’s resident Bernard Westerbaan is calling on Waipā District Council to pass a bylaw to manage a stray cat problem in the area. Westerbaan told…
