A day for the next generation

“Every time the fire siren goes off, I know she wants to come with me.” Among the hundreds of attendees – many of them families – at Saturday’s Te Awamutu police station open day was…

She sometimes makes out she hasn’t got a proper day – truthfully I think she has more birthdays than most,” mum Marie says. “It’s because I have to have one the day before and one…

Pirongia’s  population growth – and an increase in the number of fire calls  – have prompted the village’s chief fire officer to search for more volunteer firefighters. Pirongia Rural Fire chief fire officer Roan Gouws…

Have you ever panned for gold, dug up fossils or met a raptor called Tai in Te Awamutu? Those looking for some school holiday fun in town last week found just that at Te Awamutu…

Te Awamutu siblings Devon and Zara Howells are set on success – and at the speed of this sport, it won’t take either long to get there. The pair are training for this weekend’s 2024…

A team mostly made up of first timers is ready to step up. Pirongia Rural Fire will field the largest team it has ever had in the annual Firefighter Sky Tower Challenge this year. The…

“He definitely loves it, doesn’t he?” That was mum Renee Billett’s observation as her son Leo, 5, ran up and down the stairs on Friday night taking multiple turns on the hydroslide. Donned in a…

Gisborne’s Horouta Waka Hoe has entered unchartered waters – winning the Waka Ama Sprint Nationals Club Points trophy for the 10th straight year. The week-long 2024 sprint nationals at Lake Karāpiro wrapped up on Saturday…

Thousands of youngsters are preparing to check off a milestone in coming weeks – the first day of school. Among them are two Te Awamutu friends Brax Morris and Emlyn Richards, who attended Learning Links…

John Herbert has commentated on so many races he’s been called the voice of waka ama. The Waka Ama National Sprint Championships head announcer has only missed two years in the event’s 34-year history, calling…