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New club is running in

Former Te Awamutu College head student Tyra Todd has brought a slice of London back to her hometown. She has established ‘These Girls Run’ –…

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Body identified Skeletal remains found on the State Highway 3 roadside between Ōtorohanga and Te Awamutu are those of 46-year-old Colin (Col) Heath who was…

College pair’s top response

Jesse Wood meets two youngsters who say they took their social studies assessment a “bit far”. Last year, Te Awamutu College students Sasha O’Leary and…

Rural women rally for 100

Rural Women New Zealand have been supporting and connecting women for a century. Firstly as WDFU (Women’s Division of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union), then…

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Waipa hosts lacrosse nationals

Te Awamutu will take centre stage in New Zealand lacrosse when the senior nationals tournament arrives at Te Awamutu Sports this weekend. Waipā athletes will…

Fast Lane is a time saver

Lane Madsen vowed last year that he would return to the Waipā Fun Run to complete a trifecta – but illness nearly derailed the plan….

Clarke’s passage to India

Kristian Clarke  made his friends and his family even more proud after making his Black Caps debut against India in Vadodara last month. Jesse Wood…

Kiwis to take on world

Waipā duo John Paul Clarkin and Dean Fullerton will once again don the New Zealand jersey on home soil at Mystery Creek Polo Club this…

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On the Trail – A last-day view from on high

New Zealand Outdoor Instructor’s Association Bush Leader and senior writer Chris Gardner completes the Nuku Walk around Nukuhakari Station at Waikawau in the King Country,…

Ōhaupō murders

On  May 9, 1865, George Gibson, a private of the 65th Regiment, appeared to have deserted the Ōhaupō military post. He had been working for…

Around the corner

I hit a pretty big personal milestone last week. I paid off my student loan nearly 22 years to the week that it began to…

Taking the Trail – Iron sands and high ridges

New Zealand Outdoor Instructors’ Association Bush Leader and senior writer Chris Gardner shares his experience of walking the second day of the Nuku Walk in…