Kiwis are paying more for kai – and throwing more of it away. A new survey shows that Kiwi households are wasting $1500 of kai every year – a 4.8 per cent increase from last…
Kiwis are paying more for kai – and throwing more of it away. A new survey shows that Kiwi households are wasting $1500 of kai every year – a 4.8 per cent increase from last…
As councils consider an application for a plant to turn trash into energy near Te Awamutu, Benjamin Wilson talks to someone who advocates a system which concentrates on not creating waste in the first place. …
This week I took the unusual step of challenging the comments made by an election candidate. Responding to our lead story last week explaining how Waipā District Council’s chief executive Garry Dyet had warned of…
Three of them want to be the first person elected as the Māori ward representative for Waipā – but this race is setting new benchmarks in courtesy. Chivalry was the order of the evening when…
Waipā district councillors have taken the Three Waters bait – but say they are not hooked. They voted to put their hand up for Waipā’s $5.24 million share of the Government’s Better Off fund at…
Waipā posties have delivered 39,608 voter packs around the district – but it’s likely many won’t be sent back. Te Awamutu postie Nicola Connolly and Cambridge’s Raewyn Smythe were incredulous when The News told them…
Te Awamutu News editor Roy Pilott has today refuted suggestions his newspaper invented a story in which Waipā chief executive Garry Dyet warned election candidates about a financial storm brewing. Mayoral candidate Chris Woodhams has…
Te Awamutu’s Community Board has marked the death of Queen Elizabeth by agreeing to provide the remaining funding for a commemorative plaque. It was a bittersweet achievement for Te Awamutu royalist Luke East, who unveiled…
It seems normal transmission has resumed. I had major technical headaches last week with my email system, my carrier pigeon was sick and the Pony Express no longer operates so I was unable to write…
Having the chance to compete in the World Champion Young Butcher event was a surreal experience, says Te Awamutu butcher Brad Gillespie. “It was pretty amazing, who would have thought that butchers would be competing…
