A come-and-go lake near Raglan has been declared the oldest in New Zealand. Lake Disappear – Mokaikaraka – is in a valley near Bridal Veil Falls dammed by lava flow 2.33 million years ago. It…
A come-and-go lake near Raglan has been declared the oldest in New Zealand. Lake Disappear – Mokaikaraka – is in a valley near Bridal Veil Falls dammed by lava flow 2.33 million years ago. It…
Two years ago, Sandra Sesto-Dekic took on the job of boosting the numbers of Waikato people catching public transport. But when Government subsidies for age-based public transport fares ended on June 30 and fares increased…
A dismal voter return and a worsening database has newly elected Waipā Networks Trust members so worried they have called for an investigation into how to improve things for the next election in three years….
The Don’t Burn Waipā lobby group has asked the dairy industry to speak out against plans for a waste-to-energy plant in Te Awamutu. Don’t Burn Waipā spokesperson Eoin Fitzpatrick has written to dairy co-operative Fonterra…
Sombre services were held earlier this week in Pukeatua and Te Awamutu to mark Armistice Day – the day in 1918 that ended World War 1. The area’s commemorations started with a service on Sunday…
November 13 4pm The owner of an American Bulldog which attacked a miniature poodle in Sherwin Park, Te Awamutu has been convicted under the Dog Control Act for owning a dog that made an attack…
Long-serving McKenzie Centre director Trisha Benge teared up as she reflected on the 27 years, she had worked at the Waikato early intervention facility. Speaking at the centre’s 40th anniversary celebrations at Hamilton West School…
The last remnants of Te Awamutu Women’s Institute will be swept away when its faded plaque is removed from a dilapidated sign at the Ōhaupō Road entrance to the town. Te Awamutu and Kihikihi Community…
Three central North Island primary health organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Waikato University to tackle New Zealand’s health workforce shortages. In putting pen to paper, chief executives from Pinnacle, Hauraki and National…
Thieves stole four predator traps from Te Awamutu and District Memorial Garden towards the end of last month. The thefts are the latest in a long line of activities disrupting the work of four volunteers…
