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School hit Te Awamutu Primary School has again been the victims of a burglary. The caretaker’s shed has been broken into. The school posted details on social media on Monday asking if anyone saw people…
School hit Te Awamutu Primary School has again been the victims of a burglary. The caretaker’s shed has been broken into. The school posted details on social media on Monday asking if anyone saw people…
July 5 will marks a century since the first meeting was held in the Mangapiko Hall – it was officially opened on July 26, 1926. Halfway between Pirongia and Te Awamutu, the rural Waipā facility…
Honour for Jim Ōhaupō’s Jim van der Poel was given a standing ovation in Auckland on Monday when he was recognised for his service to the dairy sector with an Outstanding Contribution to Primary Industries…
More than 81 tonnes of metal have been recycled as part of the demolition and remediation of the former Tokanui Psychiatric Hospital. And enough rimu timber panels to cover about half a tennis court have…
Te Awamutu College’s production of Hairspray has finished its run in a sea of sequins and song. Drama teacher and show director Morag Carter said messages left following every performance during the season which finished at…
Te Awamutu butchers Cody Burbery and Adrianna Te Aonui have pulled off a double to qualify for the young butcher and apprentice of the year national finals. The Pak’n Save Te Awamutu duo won both…
More than 100,000 Fieldays smart bands passed through Aunties Laundromat this year, marking the Te Kūiti business’ busiest event yet. It’s the fifth year the laundromat has cleaned, bagged and dried the Fieldays smart bands,…
The exchange student experience is often one of new places and experiences but for Finnish exchange student Louna Halme, it has been a case of bringing her talents to share with her peers at Te…
Feedback sought A proposal to rezone a block south of Centennial Park in Te Awamutu for housing has opened for feedback. Private Plan Change 31 seeks to rezone the land, about 28ha, from Deferred Residential…
E-waste bonus Te Awamutu now has a seven day a week e-waste drop-off point at the Resource Recovery Centre in Daphne Street. Having the facility, a result of a partnership between Urban Miners and Evolve…
