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From Addams to mermaids

Te Awamutu College students will be to the fore – and looking to make a splash – in an upcoming inaugural National Youth Theatre performance in Hamilton. After nearly two decades holding Auckland-based programmes, the…

Braydon’s winning text message

Te Awamutu’s Braydon Brown has creatively shared an important message with his peers – don’t get sucked in. And he’s won national recognition for his efforts. The 11-year-old Year 7 Te Awamutu Intermediate School student…

Watching the kākāpō

Every step they take… DoC’s kākāpō “policeman” Petrus Hedman will be watching them. The newest arrivals at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari, four kākāpō from the deep south, will be constantly monitored as they adapt to their…

Youngsters try steampunk

Pirongia-based steampunk aficionado Paula McWha brightened the lives of a group of youngsters by holding a steampunk workshop for them during the school holidays. The workshop, which drew about 12 youngsters aged 9-13, covered off…

Confusing signs – for some

A hang over from the borough council era is challenging emergency services, confusing motorists and even putting taxi drivers wrong. Waipā has a number of roads which start in one place and reappear in another…

Pokie report disputed

The country’s fourth largest gambling operator has taken issue with a Waipā District Council report which suggested community funding from pokie machines was going from the poor to the rich. Grassroots Trust, which operates 70…

Firefighter Colin gets life

Te Awamutu’s Colin Munro has been honoured after reaching an “incredibly special” milestone. He was awarded a Gold Star for 25 years in the fire service and also received an honorary life membership to the…

Waipā launches ‘World Cafe’

Waipā District Council is to run its first ever ‘World Café’ bringing together residents, staff and experts to share knowledge, collaborate and generate ideas on complex issues. The initiative is part of Ahu Ake –…

The kākāpō have landed

The return of kākāpō to the North Island after a 40 year absence was a triumph for Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari and as well as cooperating iwi. And the pride of Department of Conservation staff and…

A plant driven to success

Te Awamutu milk tanker drivers can take a bow. Their work has helped Fonterra’s Te Awamutu site win an award at the company’s annual Best Site Cup ceremony, The site won the Transport Cup and…

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