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Special winners Three Waipā athletes returned from the Special Olympics national summer games in Christchurch last month with medals. From Te Awamutu, Caleb Hawkins won…
Special winners Three Waipā athletes returned from the Special Olympics national summer games in Christchurch last month with medals. From Te Awamutu, Caleb Hawkins won…
Special winners Three Waipā athletes returned from the Special Olympics national summer games in Christchurch last month with medals. From Te Awamutu, Caleb Hawkins won…
Police are joining Waipā Networks in urging drivers to take extra care following a sharp rise in crashes involving power poles. The electricity distribution company’s…
A polished black granite monument erected in memory of Patrick Corboy, a former Waipā County chairman, featured in a Hamilton West cemetery tour undertaken by…
There were three break-ins over two days at Te Awamutu’s i-Site information centre during the week before Christmas. The blow was a particularly low one…
Sophia Powell has been named Te Awamutu Junior Rugby Sub-Union’s first female, and third overall, life member. The Te Awamutu Junior Rugby Sub-Union bestowed nomination…
Jono Gibbes’ first pre-season in charge of the Chiefs rugby franchise is underway. The former player and assistant coach – and Te Awamutu Sports player…
Waipā pair Bastiaan Banks and Mark Seager are set to don the silver fern for New Zealand at the Asia-Pacific Lacrosse Union men’s championship qualifier…
Three Cambridge horse riders at Riding for the Disabled have swapped helmets and boots for three different sports at the Special Olympics National Summers Games…
Rachel, my wife of 100 years, has counted 53 different species of birds around our property over the past few years, and 33 of those…
Despite popular belief, I am confident that humans are good at faith. We have faith that the sky won’t fall and that gravity will hold…
Sam Paul, chamberman, responsible for the movement of miners and material in mine cages, had gone down with the men of Waihī’s Martha mine day…
Happy New Year! I hope you celebrated in a way that felt good for you, and that 2026 has plenty of joy ahead, whatever your…
