The Media Council says Te Awamutu News was justified in asking questions about the new ownership of the Regent Theatre in Te Awamutu. The council said it considered a complaint about a story published in…
The Media Council says Te Awamutu News was justified in asking questions about the new ownership of the Regent Theatre in Te Awamutu. The council said it considered a complaint about a story published in…
High flying Te Awamutu take on Rotorua club Lakes in the country’s oldest knockout competition on Anzac Day. Joint WaiBop football league leaders Te Awamutu go into the 2pm clash having clocked up successive wins,…
An Anzac exhibition opening at Ōtorohanga Museum this month, complete with an army tank in situ on the day, is inviting input from around the region. ‘Lest We Forget’ opens at the Girl Guide Hall…
Regional council leader Russ Rimmington is still at the helm despite a demand from eight of his councillors to stand down. The next couple of weeks will determine the future of the veteran politician, a…
It’s been a real pleasure this last week being back at work undertaking my usual duties. Currently I’m in a phase of rebuilding some of the community contact relationships that I have had to let…
The company behind a sand quarry on the banks of the Waikato River and close to Mount Maungatautari has applied for a resource consent. The application comes at least five years after significant mining began…
Attempts to collect more than $21,600 in unpaid rates on three Te Awamutu properties could land the mortgage-free Waipā landowner in court. Finance manager Jolanda Hechter told the Finance and Corporate committee this week staff…
The Ode of Remembrance is a staple of Anzac Day and is recited weekly by the Returned and Services Association (RSA). For Te Awamutu RSA, it is personalised as much as possible. “When The…
There is a saying in the Navy ‘a life less ordinary’ and for Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Commander Julie Fitzell, this couldn’t be closer to the truth. In response to a recent article written…
WE SAY …. Arrangements which smack of an old boys’ network influence are not something the Waipā District Council – particularly its media shy senior economic development manager – should be a party to. For…
