Waitomo Golf and Country Club members have been given 31 days to decide whether to accept an offer of ownership of a $1 million course and clubhouse currently owned by Ōtorohanga Club. Ōtorohanga Club merged…
Waitomo Golf and Country Club members have been given 31 days to decide whether to accept an offer of ownership of a $1 million course and clubhouse currently owned by Ōtorohanga Club. Ōtorohanga Club merged…
The former Waipā Racing Club’s 34ha course in Te Awamutu could soon be on the market as the biggest search for racecourse land in more than a century gets underway. Within eight to 12 years…
The impact a two-month closure of the Desert Road would have for Te Awamutu was the best-read story online last month. It was a comfortable winner over Viv Posselt’s piece on the Waipā women’s hub…
After 17 years’ service, Tania Te Rangingangana Simpson (ONZM) has been replaced on the Waitangi Tribunal. King Country born and raised, Simpson has extensive experience in governance roles, as highlighted in Waikato Business News last…
Dozens of people turned up at Pirongia Volunteer Fire Brigade last Saturday to witness the blessing of not one, but three, brigade vehicles. The event was arranged to bless the latest addition to the fleet…
Laughter met the introduction of a four wheeled wagon from Canada when Kihikihi farmer James Henderson brought it into the country. The contraption was considered a novelty but James predicted that the old clumsy two-wheeled…
With all year levels back at school last Thursday, principal Tony Membery is excited after Te Awamutu College’s successful start to 2025. A whopping 213 Year 13 students are staying for their final year of…
Paris Olympian Leila Walker, won the Elite Women’s title at the UCI Oceania BMX Racing Championships in Bell Block, New Plymouth last weekend Walker, 19, registered two wins and a second placing, dominating from the…
Outgoing Wananga chief Nepia Winiata can testify to the mana of his successor. He and Evie O’Brien started at Te Wananga o Aotearoa on the same day almost 20 years ago in 2008. “We had…
The term “natural disaster” is a bit outdated. We have natural hazards, sure, but disasters don’t exist without us, and they are made worse by poor planning, decision making, and preparation. If an identical eruption…
