A maypole dance by school children was held at intervals in the school close to the Te Awamutu Town Hall during the Waikato West flower show and Fancy Fete. The weather was lovely and the show was…
A maypole dance by school children was held at intervals in the school close to the Te Awamutu Town Hall during the Waikato West flower show and Fancy Fete. The weather was lovely and the show was…
Our central North Island volcanoes have lulled us into a false sense of security. I recently spent a day around Red Crater on Tongariro surrounded by evidence of recent eruptions and, wow, what a gorgeous…
Fifty years ago, Leonard Danvers and Joe Stack were on the threshold of their ordination as Catholic priests – naive young men, they told Viv Posselt. They were on the cusp of a lifelong commitment…
Discounts announced Waipā Networks customers will receive an average discount of $100 on their next bill. Customers receive two discounts each year, and in the upcoming round, close to $2.6 million will be distributed back…
“The biggest volcano in *placename* is set to erupt!” Something along those lines have splashed across headlines through the years and it always gets an eyeroll from me. It’s not the size of the volcano…
Marcus and son Samuel Gower with Warwick and Cam Emmett got the opportunity to do the Outward Bound Leaps and Bounds eight day course through a generous scholarship from Outward Bound Trust and the Te…
A national conversation about local, regional and national decision making and service provision is needed before any discussion about amalgamation, a Waikato local body leader has told The News. Waikato Regional Council chair Pamela Storey…
It was a case of no pain, no gain, when a six month roading project started to provide Ōhaupō with a crossing an appropriate parking. Retailers who felt that pain are now celebrating the gain….
To the uninitiated, they are rocks compared to normal golf balls. We are talking about range balls – thousands of them are placed on tees on driving ranges around the country every day by club…
Waipā councillors appeared to be closer – if not close – to naming a successor for chief executive Garry Dyet this week. They met at Karāpiro yesterday (Wednesday) after this edition went to press –…
