An early return to the debating chamber today for Waipā councillors to flesh out double-digit rates increases has been cancelled so staff can grapple with a long-term plan thrown a huge curve ball last month…
An early return to the debating chamber today for Waipā councillors to flesh out double-digit rates increases has been cancelled so staff can grapple with a long-term plan thrown a huge curve ball last month…
Good Local Media – the company which publishes The News – has added another masthead to its portfolio. Owner David Mackenzie announced this week he had purchased the King Country News, which had been part…
Meet Shaya and Doc Te Awamutu is proving to be full of people out and about having fun in the summer sun. Among them on Tuesday was Shaya Stanton. After stopping for a quick photo…
Bridge Housing, an initiative started by the Brian Perry Charitable Trust, opened on the outskirts of Cambridge last month with $4 million pumped into it by the trust. In the future there will be 60-70…
Tania Te Rangingangana Simpson has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to governance and Māori. Simpson (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngā Puhi, Ngāi Tahu) is a professional director with…
The 2023 Stragglers Rod and Kustom Charity Custom and Classic Car Display featuring Te Awamutu Rod and Custom Club members raised nearly $30,000 for charity, the highest annual total in the event’s 17-year history. The…
Te Awamutu skate park was a hive of activity on Tuesday with visitors from far and wide scooting and skating their way to some holiday fun. When The News visited, those at the park had…
Work to remove Zion Church’s former building from nearly a hectare of Racecourse Rd land to make way for an ambitious $10 million social housing project could begin next month. The latest move comes after…
A “deeply saddened” Jan Gower fears she may never get back irreplaceable jewellery and priceless Mongolian antiques which were among about $20,000 of items stolen from her Kihikihi home late last month. “I have spent…
Megan Balks has been awarded the New Zealand Antarctic Medal for her services to Antarctic soil science in the 2024 New Years Honours list. “It is really lovely, I don’t necessarily feel like I deserve…
