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Course plotted for maunga

Orienteering Waikato members have found a way to support Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari with a Save the Sanctuary Rogaine. When the club heard the Department of…

History against waste plans

Fonterra has raised concerns Global Contracting Solutions may not comply with council rules as part of its objection to a major a waste to energy…

‘I’ll look and listen …’

Chris Gardner catches up with the next chief executive – kaiwhakatere  – of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. Incoming Te Wānanga o Aotearoa chief executive Evie O’Brien…

Foodbanks under pressure

The post-Christmas strain is showing in Waipā and the King Country. Chris Gardner checks on the region’s foodbanks and find a consistent story – the…

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Polo, pitch and a picnic

Hay on the sideline, sun beating down, plenty of places to pitch a marquee and lay down picnic blankets and chairs, food and coffee truck…

Waka ama queen remembered

A woman described as the “queen of waka ama” was honoured during an emotional pōwhiri at the start of the week-long sprint championships at Lake…

Thousands queue for Tryathlon

A post-event review will be held to work out how to improve access and transit times to a huge competition at a Cambridge venue which…

‘It’s truly magnificent’

They say Ōhaupō’s new stables match anything in Kentucky. Mary Anne Gill checks out Breckon Farm. A Waikato horse breeding legend has described Breckon Farm’s…

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Shopping on Alexandra

Meghan Hawkes takes us back to 1937 for a look at what was in the Waipa news. At Burchell’s store, Alexandra Street, Te Awamutu, specially…

Resilience in devastation

No doubt many of you, like me, have seen the harrowing images on the television news, or on various social media platforms, of widepread wildfires…

Eruptible magma

There is a lot of misunderstanding around what leads to eruptions, and that is absolutely reasonable considering that it’s a highly complex field requiring different…

Letter to the Editor – 23 January 2025

The Great Sequah I’m the oldest Great Grandson of Charles Frederick Rowley, otherwise known as “The Great Sequah”. (editor’s note: the “quack doctor” mentioned in…