Council backtracks Waipā District Council has taken the proposed blue blob “preferred” position off the table for a third bridge as part of its Cambridge Connections programme following a community storm. The announcement was made…
Council backtracks Waipā District Council has taken the proposed blue blob “preferred” position off the table for a third bridge as part of its Cambridge Connections programme following a community storm. The announcement was made…
Another 104 Waipā residents became Kiwis last week at the latest citizenship ceremony held in the Cambridge Town Hall. Mayor Susan O’Regan told The News that while there may have been doubters when the first…
Waipā artists associated with Te Awamutu’s Enrich Plus community will showcase their creative talents at an IHC Art Awards gallery exhibition in the town tomorrow (Friday). Their artwork will go on public view from 3.30pm…
Our profile of Pieta Bouma who comes from a big Dutch, Catholic, farming immigrant family and who grew up on a lifestyle block in Ngāhinapōuri was the best-read online story after News in brief last…
After Craig Hoyle was excommunicated from the Exclusive Brethren, he was lost as he had been taught not to challenge authority nor ask any questions. “We were told if you don’t understand it, don’t question…
Te Awamutu and Kihikihi Community Board has accepted Waipā staff’s olive branch to resolve the standoff over changes in the War Memorial Park. Board chair Ange Holt said while members had asked for work to…
The departure to Australia of Waipā District Libraries’ outreach librarian Dee Atkinson leaves a pint-sized hole and big running shoes to fill. The diminutive Dee has earned the moniker ‘energiser bunny’ because of her high-energy…
The contribution of Ōtorohanga college students to the teaching of Māori history was acknowledged at this week’s commemorations at O-Rakau, A significant petition, driven by the Waitomo rangatahi a decade ago, was returned as taonga…
More than 1000 people gathered to honour the 160th anniversary of O-Rākau, a battle that helped define the New Zealand wars. The ceremony on Tuesday began with a 7am dawn service, flag raising and karakia,…
Women famously fought alongside men at O-Rākau. Many, if not most of the whānau at Tuesday’s commemorations were remembering lost tūpuna wāhine as well as tāne. Among them were cousins Aroha and Mikaela Tapsell, who…
