A generous friend phoned me yesterday to ask if she could help prepare food for one of our Christmas services. We got to talking about who she and her husband would celebrate Christmas with. “The…
A generous friend phoned me yesterday to ask if she could help prepare food for one of our Christmas services. We got to talking about who she and her husband would celebrate Christmas with. “The…
God’s Blessings and Best wishes for Christmas and the New Year to all people of good will. Christmas is the one holiday that so uniquely offers a brief moment of hope that peace and human…
Obituary: GRAHAM FREEGARD: 10th October 1931 – 3rd DECEMBER 2023 Graham Freegard – a man known as much for his ploughing skills and love of tractors as for his brightly painted tin hat – died…
Waipā’s rates team sent out more penalty letters for unpaid rates this month than staff can recall, financial accountant Nada Milne told the district council meeting this week. And the 95 per cent of rates…
Waipā District Council says it is working on long term plans to establish alternate traffic routes through Te Awamutu. A 127-signature petition – handed in to the council offices last month and presented to the…
Te Awamutu’s Ruby McPhail finds it hard to articulate just what it is she loves most about Christmas. “But every time I see Christmas decorations they make me super happy.” Ruby moved to Te Awamutu…
A Waipā bus service between Cambridge and Te Awamutu is some years off but more buses and increased frequency on existing routes could come as early as next year. The success of the Meteor in…
It was a job she initially saw as a potential stepping stone – but two decades on Katrina Alquist is part of the foundations of Te Awamutu College. The school’s business manager will step aside…
Waipā parish priests Joe Stack and Leonard Danvers had crucial roles in the ordination of new Hamilton Diocese Catholic bishop Richard Laurenson on Friday. The two monsignors – titles bestowed by the Pope on priests…
Te Awamutu and Kihikihi Community Board members are planning a community clean-up day early next year following concerns it raised with Waipā District Council about the state of Te Awamutu’s town centre. Chair Ange Holt…
