Te Awamutu’s newest playground at Swarbrick Park will open tomorrow (Tuesday). Construction began on the $370,000 neighbourhood playground, located in Swarbrick Park along Swarbrick Drive, in October 2022. The play space addresses some of the…
Te Awamutu’s newest playground at Swarbrick Park will open tomorrow (Tuesday). Construction began on the $370,000 neighbourhood playground, located in Swarbrick Park along Swarbrick Drive, in October 2022. The play space addresses some of the…
The cost of Cyclone Gabrielle for Waipā has been revealed. Remedial work, which includes clearing fallen trees and branches, is likely to cost more than $300,000, Park Operations team leader Matt Johnston told the Service…
Gina Christie says if she and husband Andrew won Lotto, they would have used the money to set up hostels to help young people in need. This week they have done the next best thing…
Ko Taupiri te Maunga (Taupiri is the mountain) Ko Waikato te Awa (Waikato the river) Ko Potatau te tangata (Potatau the Man) Waikato taniwha rau (Waikato with its myriad taniwha) He piko, he taniwha! (At…
In my line of work “I have a dumb question” is usually followed by a great question that has a complicated answer. “How do volcanoes erupt?” is one of these, and really should be explained…
The Te Awamutu i-Site will continue as it is for another year while Waipā District Council reviews how future funding looks. Te Awamutu Community Public Relations Organisation and Destination Cambridge are incorporated societies which run…
Takena Stirling’s resignation from Waipā District Council has sparked media stories about his attendance at meetings. Read: Councillor resigns Stirling missed seven of 11 meetings since December – two of which were to represent the…
Te Awamutu goalkeeper Angela Hammond-Tutty was only minutes into the opening game of a pre-season tournament in Cambridge on Sunday when disaster happened. As she went to clear the ball, she got kicked in the…
It’s a yes from one, and “I’m thinking about it” from the other. The two Waipā Māori ward candidates who finished behind the now resigned councillor Takena Stirling last year could both be contenders again…
Te Awamutu’s Anzac Green flagpole is back, all present and correct. A community effort started several weeks ago to repair the pole came to fruition at dawn on Tuesday when the pole was taken…
