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It comes back to water …..

Dairy farmer Tor Pedersen isn’t waiting for regulations to tell him how to be a better farmer. The 27-year-old went as far as relocating the…

Lara to the rescue

When Jeff Woolford broke a wrist after going over the handlebars of his farm bike last year, his partner Lara Sutton stepped into his gumboots….

Taking to the stage

One of Te Awamutu Little Theatre’s goals is to get more children involved in the theatre and they achieved that last week with a drama…

Cenotaph names brought to life

More stories about the men listed on the Te Awamutu Cenotaph were unveiled last week at a meeting of genealogists at the Te Awamutu Library….

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Waisake grabs two

Hautapu winger Waisake Salabiau helped his side to a 33-17 victory against University in Waikato club rugby on Saturday. The Highlanders pre-season squad member crossed…

Senior selection for junior champ

Cruze Hardwidge, who won the King Country junior singles last year, has been named in the senior team to play at an annual quadrangular event…

Keepers star at The Stadium

It came down to a tale of two goalkeepers. Te Awamutu and Tokoroa battled out a goalless football draw at The Stadium in the Waikato…

TA eyes winning chance

Te Awamutu will seek to end a winless run that dates back more than a year when they host Tokoroa in a Waikato division one…

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Tom the ostler

Tom the ostler had caught a cold and although it knocked him round a bit for the next 10 days, by Sunday 19 December 1897,…

Love and respect on social media

There is no doubt that social media has become an integral part of life, especially for young people. These platforms certainly offer opportunities to connect,…

Water quality at risk

Waikato Regional Council (WRC) recently approved a submission on the government’s proposed new wastewater environmental performance standards that are intended to be rolled out across…

From whisper to roar

In late 2020—amidst a world full of distractions—you might have missed the eruption of La Soufrière, a volcano on the island nation of Saint Vincent…