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Te Awamutu teenager Georgia Kendrick has been selected to travel to Michigan, US, with the New Zealand Under 19 Development rowing squad. Kendrick is a Year 13 student at Sacred Heart Girls’ College, Hamilton and…

The 400ha  Pikiroa Organic Farm in Owairaka Valley, near Te Awamutu, has been part of the Bayley family for more than a century. Russell Bayley is the fourth generation of the family to manage and…

Hautapu commemorated Anzac Day in style at Cambridge Memorial Park on Friday, drubbing Melville 90-10 in the Waikato club rugby premiership. It was also a great tribute to club man David Morris as he scored…

Timothy “Tim” Smith, 51, believes teamwork has been the secret to his loyalty and two decades’ service to Foodstuffs. “My motto in life is it’s amazing what you can achieve if you work as a…

Waipa historian Val Millington has a unique way of making the world wars seem real to students at Ōhaupō Primary School. The school lost 25 students in the two world wars so she gets 25…

Te Awamutu Sports and Hautapu picked up convincing home victories in the Waikato club rugby premiership played on Good Friday. Hautapu beat old foes Hamilton Old Boys 31-14 at Cambridge Memorial Park while Te Awamutu…

Shane Walsh believes he has what it takes to represent Te Awamutu ratepayers fairly on the Waipā District Council. The Te Awamutu Business Chamber chief executive, Waipā Community Facilities Trust chair and Destination Te Awamutu…

Secondary school enviro leaders from across the Waikato, King Country and Thames Valley will attend Waikato Regional Council’s annual climate summit at Te Awamutu College’s O-Tāwhao Marae next month. Tauhara College, Te Awamutu College and…

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 for two tries in the premier clash at the university…

The $3.3 million Te Awamutu Presbyterian Centre has been in the pipeline for more than a decade – as of late March, the debt-free project was completed. The Mutu St land once occupied by St…