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Tentative step forward for Te Ara Wai

Detailed design work is set to begin on Te Ara Wai, a New Zealand land wars museum planned for Te Awamutu. But this next stage…

A singular stuff up

Government authorities took their eyes off the ball when they allowed single use vapes into the country, a leading e-waste operator says. Award winning Waipā-based…

More kākāpō at Maungatautari

The success of Sanctuary Mountain’s conservation efforts has been underlined with the arrival of another six kākāpō from the South Island The bird were released…

Louise and the kiwi ‘oddities’

French Rotary exchange student Louise Zakrzewski and her Kihikihi-based host parents Carol and Ross Turner planned a bit of competitive banter for the All Blacks…

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Silver linings

Two Te Awamutu Primary School students had the “best day of their lives” on Monday. Payton Dent and Frankie Britton, both eight, were among 30…

Te Awamutu wins ‘World Cup’

On a sporting weekend when the All Blacks suffered their first-ever loss in World Cup pool play, the Warriors went down to the Panthers in…

Masson stopped in first title defence

“He couldn’t have taken a harder opponent if he tried.” So said the commentator watching Te Awamutu-born Floyd Masson early on in his WBO cruiserweight…

Admin honour for John

Te Awamutu Tennis Club’s John Robinson was named Administrator of the Year at the Waikato Tennis Trust’s 2022/23 awards. The accolade, club captain John says,…