Te Awamutu Community Board Column One month after elections we are already seeing early indications of positive change for our community boards as a result of last year’s review. All interactions with councillors and staff…
Te Awamutu Community Board Column One month after elections we are already seeing early indications of positive change for our community boards as a result of last year’s review. All interactions with councillors and staff…
About 30 years ago I helped organise sponsorship for what was then the richest football tournament in Waikato. We recruited sponsors and encouraged our Tokoroa club members to support the people who supported us. That…
Te Awamutu residents should check what type of light bulb they have in their homes before the Black Friday Blow Out Street Party tomorrow. Waipā Networks is giving away five free generation Ecobulb LED energy-saving…
Appointments were to be made to Waikato Regional Council committees today at its first meeting in Hamilton with the two Waipā-King Country constituency members set to pick up a heavy workload. In the agenda, chair…
A social media posting featuring mayor Susan O’Regan standing in her wardrobe resulted in an additional sale for the Waipā retailer where she bought the clothes she is wearing. O’Regan bought a jacket from Ruby…
Invited guests joined mayor Susan O’Regan, councillors and community board members at the Don Rowlands Centre for the Celebrating Waipa event, formerly known as Friends of Council. They were entertained by the Te Awamutu Intermediate…
The Karāpiro School community came together Friday 11 to celebrate 100 years on the current school site. The school actually opened 137 years ago on a site further down Karāpiro Road, and today is the…
A new report shows Te Awamutu’s closed museum reaches only 20 per cent of the National Building Standards – and gets a Grade D building rating. The news has raised suggestions the town could even…
Depending on how you read a newspaper, this could likely be the last piece written by me that you’ll ever read. To put things bluntly, I am leaving the Te Awamutu News to focus on…
Over the last few weeks since Guy Fawkes’ I have had several complaints come through about fireworks and the poor behaviour of some towards them. This is an old story that just never goes away….
