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Dealing with chronic illness

Complex Chronic Illness Support hope to provide support and lend an ear to those suffering. People living with Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Long Covid,…

Arthur remains focussed

Arthur Uden has spent much of his life recording life through a  lens. Today photography is a release for the 74-year-old Te Awamutu resident who…

Building better trauma care

When Grant Christey left Waikato to study medicine, he never imagined he would return home and spend the next two decades helping reshape trauma care…

News in brief

Website statistics A 2023 story about Cam Roigard’s debut for the All Blacks was the most read online article on the Te Awamutu News website…

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Five years of sport delivery

Five years ago Ollie Ward helped kick off Te Awamutu Sports’ community sports delivery programme at five schools. Community sports director Ward and his team…

On their medals

Athletes with strong links to Waipā and northern King Country picked up 11 of the 36 medals won by New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games…

Mooloos riddled with Waipā connections

There are 21 more reasons to celebrate rugby in the district with three Waipā connected coaching staff and 18 players selected in the 40-man Waikato…

‘It’s not just my medal’

Hazel Ouwehand’s celebrations after picking up a bronze in the pool at the Commonwealth Games last weekend began with an emotional tribute. The 26-year-old former…

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Avoiding the nightmare

C’est cauchmardesque – It’s a nightmare! This is the daily refrain of the inhabitants of southwest France, a horror echoed by many on Crete, in…

The captain’s daughters

Two very interested and interesting visitors to Kihikihi were the Misses Johnstone, one of whom was the first European child born in Kihikihi. They were the daughters of…

Under 18: here’s the law

Alcohol-related harm continues to make up a significant part of police work. To help ensure licensed premises are meeting their obligations under the Sale and…

The need for Samaritans

It has been bitter cold across Waipā lately, crisp mornings, crunchy frosts and more than a little bit nippy. On days such as this we…