The turning of the first sod of the new section of the North Island Main Trunk Railway, from Te Awamutu to Wellington, brought hundreds of passengers on the excursion train from Auckland. On reaching Te Awamutu the Volunteer Cavalry…
The turning of the first sod of the new section of the North Island Main Trunk Railway, from Te Awamutu to Wellington, brought hundreds of passengers on the excursion train from Auckland. On reaching Te Awamutu the Volunteer Cavalry…
The claimant for being the first European girl born in Auckland regularly caused controversy but when Louisa Nabbs of Pirongia died in 1911 she was top contender. It had been a life of firsts for…
The Te Awamutu War Memorial Park Concept Plan is still high on the community board’s agenda. Any updates from staff are followed with keen interest and comments from the community are carefully considered. We have…
When is Science not Science? Recently there have been references to a new Science curriculum for Years 1-10. Three main areas of focus have been mooted: Sustainability, Climate Change and Infectious Diseases. So far, I…
Meghan Hawkes takes us back to Waipā in 1890 to review the news of the day. Te Awamutu town improvements met with approval. The pathway between Te Awamutu and the railway station had been considerably widened. Formerly only…
While compiling this list – I don’t attend every job personally – I was extremely disappointed to see an incident where a rifle was taken from a vehicle. I cannot stress this enough. Motor vehicles…
Something did not seem quite right to Sarah Henrickson. There was confusion among the cows her husband, Llewellyn, was shifting from a paddock near the house to one on the other side of Te Rore…
A Brit, a Jamaican, and a Kiwi sit in a kitchen on the side of a volcanic island talking about what would happen to us if the volcano above erupted… We have been struggling through…
Looking back on how the week panned out for police in Te Awamutu. Monday – Police recovered two stolen motor vehicles. One had been seen frequently throughout the day. A number of people saw it…
“You’ve never seen it miss this house, and miss that house, and come after you!” said Dr. Jo Harding, meteorologist in the 1996 movie Twister. This quote kept playing through my head while walking around…
