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Here’s our winner When the business community gathered at Mystery Creek for the Waipā Networks Business Awards night – back after a Covid enforced absence – Howard Davey from the Waikato University’s business management school…

Rose Town is likely to remain the brand name for Te Awamutu after 60 per cent of the people surveyed said it was still a relevant tag line for the town. But the ‘Who are…

Te Awamutu’s Anzac ceremony on Tuesday attracted a crowd hundreds strong – and it was an inspiring mix of young and old. That would have warmed Peter Watson, the Te Awamutu RSA president who in…

A $6.8 million claim against Waipā District Council and several contractors over a commercial building with weathertightness defects has been settled before it got to a High Court trial. The council’s share of the confidential…

I clearly remember my last night before I moved out of home to Hamilton for the start of my university education. I was terrified and struggled to get to sleep. Having lived in the same…

Some years ago I attended a history conference in Wellington. I wasn’t and still am not a historian, but I have always enjoyed reading history and biographies. The keynote speaker was a Professor of History…

Former Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest – a firm opponent of the Government’s Three waters proposal – remains unconvinced by the latest iteration of the plan. “I’m in the Chris Luxon camp,” he told The News….

Anzac Day commemorations in and around Te Awamutu will start with the annual Poppy Day collections around town today. That will be followed on Saturday by an Anzac Day service at Albert Park, just before…

Ben and Robyn Stinson’s family business in Horahora, Black Shepherd Apiaries, has been named an award-winner in this year’s Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards. The gold and silver medals they won for their Pure NZ…

Kevin Hanna and Nathan Smith have a huge surprise for members of a trust whose dream it was to restore the only photoplayer of its type left in New Zealand. The two men will fire…