Jade sets a Maadi target
Sitting in the skiff on Sunday, an excited Jade Hood is all smiles. The 12-year-old Pirongia School student is about to go for her first doubles row – under the watchful eye of the experienced…
Sitting in the skiff on Sunday, an excited Jade Hood is all smiles. The 12-year-old Pirongia School student is about to go for her first doubles row – under the watchful eye of the experienced…
Accommodation providers district wide are reported to be “packed” as a consequence of Waipā hosting the national Waka Ama Sprint Nationals at Karāpiro. The event, which started on Sunday, has attracted almost 3300 competitors –…
One of the first Māori to serve on a Waipā District Council committee has stood down as Ngāti Apakura Rūnanga Trust chair. A statement on the trust’s website confirmed Bill Harris resigned at the end…
Rain on Monday was the first a Parawera dairy farmer has seen this month – now consistency will be key to making further in roads towards combating a hot, dry summer. “Up until just before…
The 2023 Stragglers Rod and Kustom Charity Custom and Classic Car Display featuring Te Awamutu Rod and Custom Club members raised nearly $30,000 for charity, the highest annual total in the event’s 17-year history. The…
Te Awamutu skate park was a hive of activity on Tuesday with visitors from far and wide scooting and skating their way to some holiday fun. When The News visited, those at the park had…
Work to remove Zion Church’s former building from nearly a hectare of Racecourse Rd land to make way for an ambitious $10 million social housing project could begin next month. The latest move comes after…
A “deeply saddened” Jan Gower fears she may never get back irreplaceable jewellery and priceless Mongolian antiques which were among about $20,000 of items stolen from her Kihikihi home late last month. “I have spent…
Megan Balks has been awarded the New Zealand Antarctic Medal for her services to Antarctic soil science in the 2024 New Years Honours list. “It is really lovely, I don’t necessarily feel like I deserve…
2023 Person of the Year Shirlee Bennett loves seeing Kaipaki flourish. “If something needs doing, I do it. If something needs fixing, I fix it.” It’s the perfect summary – she’s passionate about family, and…
