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Kiwi exports rise

The number of kiwi raised at Maungatautari in Waipā and sent to new homes has reached almost 350. This year marks the 20th anniversary of…

Back with a bullet

The impact a two-month closure of the Desert Road would have for Te Awamutu was the best-read story online last month. It was a comfortable…

Tribunal departure ‘not unexpected’

After 17 years’ service, Tania Te Rangingangana Simpson (ONZM) has been replaced on the Waitangi Tribunal. King Country born and raised, Simpson has extensive experience…

Brigade is thrice blessed

Dozens of people turned up at Pirongia Volunteer Fire Brigade last Saturday to witness the blessing of not one, but three, brigade vehicles. The event…

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Golfers told – it’s your round

Waitomo Golf and Country Club members have been given 31 days to decide whether to accept an offer of ownership of a $1 million course…

Racecourse land may sell

The former Waipā Racing Club’s 34ha course in Te Awamutu could soon be on the market as the biggest search for racecourse land in more…

Waipā’s BMX double act

Paris Olympian Leila Walker, won the Elite Women’s title at the UCI Oceania BMX Racing Championships in Bell Block, New Plymouth last weekend Walker, 19,…

Haven makes a splash

Haven Komene learned to dive bomb with his older cousins at Arapuni on the Waikato River and he put that experience to good use at…

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The Hendersons’ story

Laughter met the introduction of a four wheeled wagon from Canada when Kihikihi farmer James Henderson brought it into the country. The contraption was considered…

Learning from disaster

The term “natural disaster” is a bit outdated. We have natural hazards, sure, but disasters don’t exist without us, and they are made worse by…

A sense of belonging

I was speaking to someone who had recently travelled. “Do you know where your forebears are from?” she asked me. “I think there’s Welsh way…

Planning for pets

There have been plenty of harrowing and emotional stories coming out of the LA fires disaster. Videos of people reuniting with, or helping, pets really…