A lot of work goes into understanding ancient tsunamis and their impacts. The Storegga Slide is a giant submarine landslide that occurred thousands of years ago below the sea, offshore from southern Norway. This is…
A lot of work goes into understanding ancient tsunamis and their impacts. The Storegga Slide is a giant submarine landslide that occurred thousands of years ago below the sea, offshore from southern Norway. This is…
Waipā featured prominently at the FMG Young Farmer of the Year Waikato Bay of Plenty regional final at Te Teko Racecourse. Te Awamutu College students featured on the junior podium, while Whitehall farmer Stephen Brunskill…
I hope everyone managed to get a break over the Easter weekend. Starting with a few recent good catches: Cambridge staff last week found and arrested a recidivist shoplifter who was wanted for four different…
The land where Tokanui Psychiatric Hospital sits near Te Māwhai will now be known as Mokoroa, acknowledging its original identity. Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) say physical works on site can now…
The three Te Awamutu Sports rugby teams are ready for a big Waikato Club Rugby season. “The club is tracking well heading into the 2026 season,” director of rugby and former Manu Samoa sevens representative…
Special Olympic Te Awamutu’s prizegiving last week highlighting why the coaches are proud to be involved. “Special Olympic Te Awamutu Coaches do what they do because they believe in something bigger than themselves – they…
It was a largely successful day for Waipā sides in the Waikato Club Rugby division 1A and 1B competitions on Saturday. The trio of clubs involved – Pirongia, Leamington and Ōhaupō – all played at…
On March 26, the new Archbishop of Canterbury was installed. In 1400 years of Christian faith in England and after 105 men, Dame Sarah Mulally became the first woman to hold the position. “I had…
Two former Waipā District Council leaders have paid tribute to a woman whose role was key to successfully navigating the early integration of iwi consultation into council decisions. Speaking at Louise Ruiha Doyle’s Te Awamutu…
Thomas Wrightson, loves lifts and lift engineering. The Centre Place team in Hamilton heard about this and invited the nine-year-old Pekapekarau School student to him to take part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for their new…
