New Zealand Outdoor Instructors’ Association Bush Leader and senior writer Chris Gardner shares how the mutual support method saved the day on the Waitawheta Tramway track. The tramping group wobbled across the Waitawheta River like…
Pirongia’s Dene Richards was ahead of his time when he accepted half a dozen girls into Piopio Scout Group about 52 years ago. Richards, 89, is now patron of Scouts Aotearoa Waikato Zone, but back…
A new bridge spanning Mangati Stream will be designed to withstand a second one in 250-year severe weather event. New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) Waka Kotahi plans to open a temporary one-lane prefabricated Acrow steel…
New Zealand Outdoor Instructor’s Association Bush Leader and senior writer Chris Gardner completes the Nuku Walk around Nukuhakari Station at Waikawau in the King Country, with his wife Liz. The last day of the Nuku…
Te Awamutu councillor Shane Walsh wants more financial rigour from Cambridge Town Hall Community Trust. Walsh voted against receiving the trust’s statement of intent for 2026 and 2027 from trust general manager Simon Brew and…
A giant Meccano set has been delivered to the banks of the Mangati Stream. New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi delivered the new prefabricated Acrow steel bridge in pieces on Tuesday, nearly a month after…
New Zealand Outdoor Instructors’ Association Bush Leader and senior writer Chris Gardner shares his experience of walking the second day of the Nuku Walk in the King Country on St Valentine’s Day. Two trampers climbed…
Shereen Parker is breathing a sigh of relief following news a temporary bridge is expected to be built on State Highway 39 by the middle of the month. Parker’s Franklin Street business in Pirongia, The…
Waipā District Council has confirmed it will hand over water services to Waikato Waters. The council adopted its transfer agreement at last week’s meeting. In Waikato Waters – previously Waikato Waters Done Well – Waipā…
BREAKING NEWS A temporary bridge is expected to be in place on State Highway 39 by mid‑March, reconnecting the community south of Pirongia after the Mangati Bridge was destroyed in heavy floods, Transport Minister Chris…
