There were some great questions at the Karioi talk in the Te Awamutu Library last week after a fantastic presentation by Dr Oliver McLeod. Thank you for all who came and said hello, I always…
There were some great questions at the Karioi talk in the Te Awamutu Library last week after a fantastic presentation by Dr Oliver McLeod. Thank you for all who came and said hello, I always…
Consultant fees Recent reports indicate the Waipa District Council has over 100 staff who are on $100,000 or more and that 10 council employees are earning between $180,000 to $339,999. This remuneration reflects what the…
Ewen McGregor slowed down in his car as he came upon Joseph Hodgson who was driving three restive horses attached to a chaff cutting machine on the Ngāhinapōuri Road at Harapepe. It was a Saturday evening…
A couple of weeks ago my friend and American meteorologist Chris Vagasky was mentioned in a news article after he detected over 50,000 lightning events in the eyewall of Hurricane Milton over 14 hours. He…
Last week I picked a perfect rose from my garden. It’s called “Deep Secret”. It’s a deep, velvety red, with an almost overpowering fragrance. One bloom can perfume an entire room. It doesn’t flower prolifically…
It’s amazing to think that a long while ago we were surrounded in Waipā by active volcanoes, now sleeping giants that will never wake again. They were once producing beautiful eruptions and modifying our landscape…
Te Awamutu may be getting a change in the length of time you can park in the main street. Retailers, Business Chamber, Grey Power and some residents have made the Community Board aware that longer…
I hope everyone had a good long weekend. It was great to see the road toll at zero with everyone making it home from their holidays safely. In the seven days prior to writing, in…
The poisoned thumb of Ohaupo boot maker Josef Sittauer was said to have led to the amputation of his hand, reported a Waikato Argus correspondent in 1902. The news brought an outpouring of sympathy and…
Today is our national ShakeOut earthquake drill and tsunami hikoi, a great chance to think about what to do during an earthquake and why. I feel that knowing why it is important to do something…
