“The biggest volcano in *placename* is set to erupt!” Something along those lines have splashed across headlines through the years and it always gets an eyeroll from me. It’s not the size of the volcano…
“The biggest volcano in *placename* is set to erupt!” Something along those lines have splashed across headlines through the years and it always gets an eyeroll from me. It’s not the size of the volcano…
Marcus and son Samuel Gower with Warwick and Cam Emmett got the opportunity to do the Outward Bound Leaps and Bounds eight day course through a generous scholarship from Outward Bound Trust and the Te…
Here’s how the last week looked for Te Awamutu police. Monday – Police served multiple trespass notices on a recidivist shoplifter on behalf of fed up retailers. Five warrants to arrest were issued in the…
The attention of many of us undoubtedly has been drawn to the turmoil and conflict in the Middle East in recent times. Finger pointing and recriminations are rife in the accompanying rhetoric of words. The…
Meghan Hawkes looks back on Waipa news in 1921. A new Te Awamutu venture was to begin producing dried milk. Dried milk, whether with or without its cream, was a highly concentrated food, and it…
Weather warnings can be like Tacos. Living in the United States, a country that has a hurricane, and a tornado, and a winter storm season, I experienced my fair share of weather watches and warnings….
After a small hiatus I am back from leave and am looking forward to filling you all in with a review of the week showing how busy our staff have been. Monday – A theft…
This time in 1980 in the United States activity was increasing at Mount St Helens volcano, Washington. Several earthquakes were detected in mid-March, alerting scientists at the United States Geological Survey (USGS, the equivalent of…
I often wonder who reads the ‘Faith’ column in the paper, that is, aside from me and the other contributors. I figure it must be people “of faith,” because we all have faith in something….
At full moon Maurice Mahon often went a little strange. He was considered rather eccentric but not dangerous although he once threatened his employer, Mr Hunter, Sr, with an axe. He had been living with…
