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The week that was

The last week has been an extremely busy week for Te Awamutu Police and the results could not have been achieved without support from Waikato Police based resources. First off a highway patrol unit clocked…

Game on for Neil

Traps best stay shut once the season opens as loud talk may scare the birds but until then, there was time for Jon Rawlinson to talk with Pirongia’s Neil Pratt about his love of the…

Letters to the editor – 1 May 2025

Kihikihi Cycleway Earlier this year, I requested information regarding the Te Ara Rimu Kihikihi Pathway project. Of interest was the consultation with the community. The committee report dated  August 29, 2023, highlighted that of the…

Global conflicts swell numbers

Record numbers attending Anzac Day events around the region, and the messages delivered at those services, suggest a heightened public awareness of escalating global tensions. The messages have been widespread.  Taranaki-King Country MP Barbara Kuriger…

News in Brief

Boxing debut Commonwealth Games rep Alex Mukuka will make his professional boxing debut on Saturday in a super featherweight bout against Ross Malthus in Te Awamutu with his eyes on becoming a world champion. Mukuka…

Care and generosity on show

This morning, I was one of a group waiting outside St Patrick’s Catholic church ready to begin our annual Walk of Witness, an annual event when the congregations of St Patrick’s and St John’s, walk…

College foot it in clash

It wasn’t a case of first time lucky at the Clash of the Colleges in Auckland earlier this month, but Te Awamutu College students did put their best feet forward. Kasey Smith and Jorjaina Mathieson…

Building a champion

24 April 2025 The original article has been changed. Timmo’s ITM is still owned and operated by Clayton and Nicky Timmo and not Jack Mathis’ brother. Timmo’s joined ITM in 2004 and after nearly 40…

Wins for Waipā teams

Te Awamutu Sports and Hautapu picked up convincing home victories in the Waikato club rugby premiership played on Good Friday. Hautapu beat old foes Hamilton Old Boys 31-14 at Cambridge Memorial Park while Te Awamutu…

Kennedy fluoride move greeted

Anti-fluoride campaigners are claiming another victory as the United States administration takes an increasingly negative view of the use of the chemical. The latest move has seen US Health Secretary Robert Kennedy announcing plans to…

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