Ange Holt has been re-elected chair of the Te Awamutu Community Board. She won the race from new board member John Wood. Wood was confirmed as a board member after final votes counted pushed him…
Ange Holt has been re-elected chair of the Te Awamutu Community Board. She won the race from new board member John Wood. Wood was confirmed as a board member after final votes counted pushed him…
Breaking News: 3 November midday Waipā Networks Trust has appointed Sarah Matthews as its new chairperson, the first woman to lead the trust. David McLean was chosen as the trust’s deputy chairperson. Matthews, a chartered…
New technology which makes taking books out easier for library members is about to be introduced in Waipā. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to identify and track tags attached to objects. They have been…
Pamela Storey is under no illusion she’s got a tough road ahead of her as Waikato Regional Council chair. “I understand fully how big this role is,” she told The News this week. It was…
The inaugural Clive Steenson Memorial Regatta was “a fitting tribute to one of Te Awamutu’s finest.” Six hundred and twenty athletes competed in the Te Awamutu Rowing Club hosted regatta at Lake Karāpiro on Saturday….
Te Awamutu College’s new enrolment zone has taken feedback into consideration. The scheme was finalised by the Ministry of Education on August 25, after its draft was amended to take into account feedback presented, including…
Waipā iwi and the Anglican Church are about to make history for the second time in a week. The Church will transfer the land deed for 61 Rangiaowhia Road to Ngāti Apakura and Ngāti Hinetū…
The next three years will bring economic challenges and once in a lifetime legislative reform which by its very nature will bring uncertainty, debate and trials, says Waipā’s first female mayor Susan O’Regan. Speaking at…
Te Awamutu businesses are starting to bounce back from Covid, but ongoing price hikes and supply issues remain a concern. “There were real challenges when we were locked down, but as soon as we opened…
The sudden eviction of staff from Te Awamutu Museum last week underlines the fact Waipā has three town or village centres with significant and costly earthquake proofing to do over the next decade. The Earthquake…
