Potter is back on the trail

After taking a hiatus last year, the Waipā Creative Trail returns next week with an opportunity for people to meet over 60 artists at 11 open studios and galleries across 10 trail locations. The feast…

The newly-installed vicar at Te Awamutu’s St John’s Anglican parish, Rev Sam Pullenger, knows he is facing an unusual challenge as Anglican parishes go. Most Anglican parishes have one church.  St John’s has five ……

Te Awamutu padre Rev Murray Olson chose gratitude as the theme for his sermon at last Sunday’s Anzac Day service at Pukeatua War Memorial Church. He urged the congregation to remember the pain that continues…

The Te Awamutu Brass Band has every reason in the world to puff its chest out right now. Its participation in this month’s National Brass Band Championships netted a third overall placing among a strong…

Among the many laudatory tributes heard at Alan Livington’s farewell on Monday, the poignant voices of his grandchildren spoke to what was most important. “He was the coolest person in my life,” said one, “he’d…

A Waikato beekeeping couple is keeping their operation viable by prioritising pollination over honey production, writes Viv Posselt. When Waikato beekeeper Celso Baldo compares early honey yields with today’s output, the scale of change is…

Two former Waipā District Council leaders have paid tribute to a woman whose role was key to successfully navigating the early integration of iwi consultation into council decisions. Speaking at Louise Ruiha Doyle’s Te Awamutu…

There was barely standing room at Sue Storey’s funeral at St John’s Church last Thursday as devoted family and friends took stock of the passing of an icon. Those in the know wore ties, tops…

Seventy well-known New Zealand artists showcased their work at the Town Hall this weekend to coincide with the start of this year’s Cambridge Autumn Festival. The exhibition and sale of 138 original pieces were organised…

Te Awamutu RSA president Daniel van der Hulst wants to use his tenure to broaden the organisation’s reach into communities where support is needed by many who don’t even know it is available. Veteran welfare…