Detailed design work is set to begin on Te Ara Wai, a New Zealand land wars museum planned for Te Awamutu. But this next stage of work will be funded by the government and not…
Detailed design work is set to begin on Te Ara Wai, a New Zealand land wars museum planned for Te Awamutu. But this next stage of work will be funded by the government and not…
Government authorities took their eyes off the ball when they allowed single use vapes into the country, a leading e-waste operator says. Award winning Waipā-based Urban Miners has saved tonnes of e-waste from landfill in…
The success of Sanctuary Mountain’s conservation efforts has been underlined with the arrival of another six kākāpō from the South Island The bird were released last week, a move enabled by Ngāi Tahu and welcomed…
French Rotary exchange student Louise Zakrzewski and her Kihikihi-based host parents Carol and Ross Turner planned a bit of competitive banter for the All Blacks v France Rugby World Cup opener. They draped their respective…
Unity proved the foundation of a day on which organisers marked the 40th anniversary of the Maniapoto Secondary Schools’ Cultural Festival last Friday at Te Kuiti High School. Three Te Awamutu schools – Te Awamutu…
Participants are lacing up to ‘walk the talk’ in Ōhaupō this weekend. A 12-hour charity walk and run on Saturday – Walk to Talk – will raise funds for I Am Hope, a charity founded…
Kihikihi School is helping students grow some foundational food preparation skills. Principal Sunny West told The News the school adopted the Garden to Table initiative at the start of the year, and staff and students…
A double decker electric bus will operate on a return service from Kihikihi through Te Awamutu and onto Hamilton from January 1 next year. The news was in a report tabled by Waikato Regional Council’s…
A major infrastructure upgrade in Waipā has been announced this week. The region is to get a new Transpower-owned 220Kv national grid substation and a local network 33kV substation owned by Waipā Networks. The aim…
The Pirongia Ward Committee allocated $19,000 in discretionary funds last week. The committee had almost $29,000 in its uncommitted funds to allocate, and 19 applicants sought a total of $48,733.39. This was the first of…
