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Power upgrade Te Awamutu’s ageing electricity infrastructure is to have its capacity increased to keep the network reliable. Waipā Networks will lay new 11kV underground…

The king of Kotahitanga

5 September 11am Kiingi Tuheitia’s youngest child and only daughter was announced as the new monarch of the Kiingitanga on Thursday morning. Te Puhi Ariki…

Pay as they grow …

Lucy Ryan is confident Hamilton Gardens will continue to be popular with Waipā residents despite the city council’s decision to introduce an entry fee for…

Chamber has vacancies

Te Awamutu Business Chamber needs to fill two board vacancies at this month’s annual meeting later this month. The vacancies were created after board members…

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Medals and mishaps

September 6 11am Ngāhinapōuri’s Nicole Murray, 31, has withdrawn from her final Para cycling race at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games tonight due to illness….

Schuler sets record

Te Awamutu Sports Club sprinter Alex Schuler rode 10.155s for the flying 200m qualifying, which broke an eight-year old record of 10.223s set by Southland’s…

College wins

Te Awamutu College celebrated some fine results in Waikato schools rugby last weekend. The first XV travelled to Hamilton and beat St Paul’s Collegiate seconds…

Masson wins – who’s next?

Floyd Masson against David Nykia? It’s a cruiserweight bout between two Queensland based boxers which would command huge interest in the Waikato where both were…

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Letters to Editor 12 September 2024

Daffodil Day On August 30, the community of Te Awamutu came together in support of Daffodil Day. You may be aware that Daffodil Day is…

Mixed week for police

How the last week panned out for Te Awamutu Police Monday A male was arrested at a family harm incident, police recovered a stolen motor…

Rangitoto, outstanding in its field

Many picturesque photos taken in the Auckland area have Rangitoto in the background. Situated within the Auckland Volcanic Field (AVF), this cone stands out in…

It became ‘a job for the man’

Tēnā te whaitua nui, Ka pū te taha wānanga, Ha āpiti nuku, he āpiti rangi, Ha whakaotinga aroha ki a koe, Kīngi Tūheitia, Kīngi o…