Te Awamutu is a community that offers a wide range of events and initiatives that draw people out of their homes to connect with each other, which I think is fantastic to see. You only…
Te Awamutu is a community that offers a wide range of events and initiatives that draw people out of their homes to connect with each other, which I think is fantastic to see. You only…
The driving of the first pile of the new ferro-concrete bridge over the Mangaohoi Stream at Te Awamutu was an occasion of ceremony. The chairman of the County Council was unfortunately not present, but Mr Teasdale, the member for the Rangiaowhia…
Here’s a look back over the last week through the eyes of Te Awamutu police. Monday – police attended three family harm incidents, a self-harm incident and a conflict between neighbours. A local man was…
The discharge of contaminants to waterways is something that Waikato Regional Council (WRC) is charged with monitoring and preventing. Recently, a prominent Waikato farming company was fined for discharging “a large volume of dairy effluent…
My husband, mum and I moved to Te Awamutu in 2019. Because my husband’s career was in shipping, we had always lived in port cities. When we knew we going to become Te Awamutu residents…
Swimming in the warm ocean, I was looking across large and very busy tourist facilities on the southern flanks of Tenerife. The swimmers around me were laughing and posing for photos, I was looking above…
Right now on dairy farms around the country the first calves are being born, generally in the middle of the night. Farmers are managing crop rotations, wintering and new season budgets. They’re having conversations with…
Captain James Annadale Hope-Johnstone and Mr Muschamp Earle, two English tourists, decided in 1908 to inspect New Zealand’s scenery, travelling in a caravan. In this conveyance – unique for the time – they toured from Auckland through…
Recent events have caused me to depart from my usual activity of wrapping up the events of last week in my column. This week I would like to write about political violence. While working at…
I am sitting in Tenerife, a volcanic island with a very volcanically active past, chatting with linguist Dr Hannah Little from the UK about how people perceive risk. A linguist specialises in how our use…
