Here’s a wrap up of what police in Te Awamutu did last week… Monday – A male breached electronically monitored bail, police attended three family harm incidents and served a warning under the Harassment Act….
Here’s a wrap up of what police in Te Awamutu did last week… Monday – A male breached electronically monitored bail, police attended three family harm incidents and served a warning under the Harassment Act….
For the sixth year running Waipā District Council has retained its AA- credit rating. Sydney-based analysts, Fitch Ratings, have confirmed a continued rating of AA- for Waipā in their annual review released on Friday. An…
A minor health hiccup meant that Jeni Strang missed her recent farewell held at the Te Awamutu Riding for the Disabled (RDA) grounds at Kihikihi Domain. Despite the obvious gap left by her absence, the…
Te Awamutu cattle took a liking to paying surprise visits. Mr W Phillips, jeweller, had an unwelcome customer in the shape of a steer which quietly walked into his shop while being driven from the sale yards. After…
I was first elected to Waikato Regional Council in 2013, as the representative for the Thames-Coromandel Constituency. Following a six-year hiatus, I was re-elected in 2022 as one of the two representatives for the Waipā/King…
There are around 50 ongoing eruptions right now, but you won’t hear of most of them because they are not big enough to hit the news cycle. Fortunately, many don’t really impact the people around…
Hello everyone. I’m Jeremy Smith, and I’m really excited to be back as a journalist here at The News. I say back because – as some of you may remember – I was also here…
Things are heating up for the Te Awamutu Volunteer Fire Brigade just days out from this weekend’s 2023 Firefighter Sky Tower Challenge. And, last Saturday, amid putting some final preparations in place, some of the…
Regional councillor Clyde Graf has called for an end to closed-door workshops. In an exclusive column for The News, he says the Waikato Regional Council held 58 closed-door workshops in 2021-22, where the Hamilton City…
A fledgling Te Awamutu not-for-profit organisation – Ko Wai Au Trust – is planning the next phase of its community-minded aspirations. The News reported on the trust’s launch in March and seven weeks later there…
