Trish Seddon’s style of narrative sculpture has won her another award. Her whimsical piece entitled The Frog Prince, complete with a heart nestled in a chamber, won the Primo Clays Hand-building Award at the 2020…
Trish Seddon’s style of narrative sculpture has won her another award. Her whimsical piece entitled The Frog Prince, complete with a heart nestled in a chamber, won the Primo Clays Hand-building Award at the 2020…
Environmental, restoration and educational initiatives across the region have been given almost $420,000 from Waikato Regional Council’s Environmental Initiatives Fund (EIF). The council’s Community Restoration Committee approved funds for 20 projects after receiving 30 applications….
An exhibition of clothing inspired by the way our lives changed during Covid-19 lockdown is attracting attention at Te Awamutu Museum. Formal Fridays, as it has been called, shows a range of clothing from the…
Te Awamutu photographer Kate Ryan has won two awards in the RISE International Photography Awards. She won bronze awards in the Family and Teen categories with a candid family portrait and an avant-garde creative piece….
Aiko Utaka’s journey from Thailand to New Zealand has not turned out quite as she planned – but it has helped her cement a special bond with a New Zealand family. Aiko’s stay has been…
By Danielle Zollickhofer Wintec Journalism Student Kiwis are becoming first-time motorhome holiday makers as they take the seats of international tourists. Cambridge-based Jones Motorhomes says the loss of international tourists has been partially compensated for…
Stories of cracked boilers and near-frozen students are included in an exhibition at Te Awamutu Museum until October 3, chronicling the passage of 100 years of secondary education in Te Awamutu. “He tangata, he tangata,…
Ōtorohanga College’s U14 rugby team has come out on top at the end of a particularly testing season. The team won the King Country Rugby Union (KCRU) Secondary Schools Competition’s U14 Cup on points. Covid-19…
Decked out in their wellies, caps and hi-vis vests, teams of volunteers from Te Awamutu Rotary Club are making a positive impact on the wellbeing of the Rotopiko wetlands in Ōhaupo. The volunteers have added…
Construction has started on an $8 million dementia residential facility which is destined to provide a safe haven for people across the King Country. After several Covid-19 linked delays, the build began at Ōtorohanga’s Beattie…
