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International flights return to Waipā

Champagne corks are popping across the Waikato today with confirmation that direct flights between Hamilton Airport and Australia are back. Jetstar, a subsidiary of Qantas,…

Media release in the gun

A Cambridge Community Board member has taken a swipe at Waipā District Council for championing debt rather than reducing rates’ inflation. Andrew Myers, who is…

A better-off college

Pouring better-off funding into Ōtorohanga College is paying huge dividends, principal Lyndsay Kurth says. Ōtorohanga College received $1.64m of the first tranche of better-off funding…

Applause for Arikinui

News of the appointment of Te Arikinui Nga wai hono i te po as new leader of the Kīngitanga was greeted with joy amongst the…

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Ice breaker at Ngā Roto

Scouts Aotearoa national commissioner Raani Kelderman called it a fantastic ice breaker. More than 200 scouts and kaiārahi (leaders) from 14 scout groups in the…

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September 6 11am Ngāhinapōuri’s Nicole Murray, 31, has withdrawn from her final Para cycling race at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games tonight due to illness….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

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Living on the edge

One thing I missed living in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, USA, was the changing landscape in New Zealand. Over there you could drive for ages and the…

The story of Edward McMinn

Edward McMinn felt so sleepy he was afraid he would fall off his dray on the way home to Harapepe. The 40 year old bachelor…

A thought after Turangawaewae

Te marama ahunuku; Te marama ahurangi; Te marama ka takoto i te hau o Tū – Te taueke; te marere kura; te marere pae. Tēnā…

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…