Another show stopper

Waipā’s second Home and Leisure Show has created a raft of new projects and pastimes – from getting the house clean to getting on a bike. The show – the second run by Good Local…

Bikes return Bike racks are back in use on Waikato regional bus services from Cambridge, Te Kūiti and Te Awamutu-Kihikihi this week. Tokoroa and Taupō bus services will be ready to go from next month…

Sir William Gallagher has been awarded a National Fieldays Life Membership Sir William has been a part of Fieldays since its inception and played a pivotal role in its foundation. When he attended the first…

Updated 8 May 2025, 6.45pm  88 people experience gastro symptoms The National Public Health Service in the Waikato has been notified of a suspected gastroenteritis outbreak involving 88 people linked to the Waipa Business Awards…

Becoming a New Zealand citizen is often a family affair and that was the case for the Jade family of Cambridge last week. Mrunualini, Mahendra and Nikita have waited 21 years since they left India…

Livingstone Building won the Waipā Business Awards supreme title last week picking up their gong at a sell-out event at Mystery Creek Events Centre. Judges said Livingstone Building, which started in Te Awamutu 78 years…

New Fieldays chief executive Richard Lindroos has no intention of interfering with arrangements for next month’s agricultural expo at Mystery Creek. Lindroos, regarded as being a change agent, knows everything is already sorted this year…

Boxing debut Commonwealth Games rep Alex Mukuka will make his professional boxing debut on Saturday in a super featherweight bout against Ross Malthus in Te Awamutu with his eyes on becoming a world champion. Mukuka…

Guiding councillors Waipā District Council members have been told they can guide community boards on items they have an interest in, Lou Brown told Te Awamutu-Kihikihi Community Board last week, but they are not allowed…

One of Te Awamutu Little Theatre’s goals is to get more children involved in the theatre and they achieved that last week with a drama showcase of students from local schools. Tovah O’Neill, a drama…