It’s the old adage – strength in numbers always beats doing it on your own and that has proven true for the self-formed Waikato Diabetes Community Team. The four members of the team are from…
It’s the old adage – strength in numbers always beats doing it on your own and that has proven true for the self-formed Waikato Diabetes Community Team. The four members of the team are from…
It’s time to primp, preen and de-bug those roses – organisers of next month’s 60th annual show put on by the Te Awamutu Rose Society are hoping for a turnout that befits their diamond jubilee….
Waipā rate payers are staring down the barrel of a 17 per cent increase next year. Rents are also expected to rise across the district because of the increase. The double-digit banger will be confirmed…
St John help Country music lover Paul Gough says he has had so much help from St John over the last seven years he wants to give something back. So the Te Awamutu man has…
Breaking news A proposal to launch a kerbside rubbish collection service has been binned by Waipā District Council due to the cost. Information provided by staff estimated the cost of setting up a wheelie bin…
Geoff and Johanna Fitzgerald are inviting 600 hikers to walk for a cause across their Wharepuhunga sheep and beef farm. The couple, who have farmed the 450ha Duncan Road property for 24 years, have has…
When women get together, and the subject turns to health, chances are one of the things they mention is how they hate going to the doctor for cervical screening. Some are so embarrassed by the…
“Farmers aren’t making money, and the Rural Support Trust is busier than ever,” Federated Farmers Waikato president Keith Holmes says. Waikato Rural Support Trust Chair Neil Bateup confirmed calls to the trust in September were…
A sombre gathering at Te Awamutu’s Anzac Green last Saturday marked the 107th anniversary of a battle said to represent one of New Zealand’s darkest days in World War One. The battle at the small…
A war of words has broken out in Te Awamutu over the town’s war memorials which include the names of the fallen from the Waipā District and the King Country. Te Awamutu War Memorial Maintenance…
