American cruise ship tourists Joy Littleton and Lori Ionnitiu saw the excursions available to them when the Seven Seas Explorer docked in Tauranga on Sunday, and it was the Waipā experience which stood out. “I’m…
American cruise ship tourists Joy Littleton and Lori Ionnitiu saw the excursions available to them when the Seven Seas Explorer docked in Tauranga on Sunday, and it was the Waipā experience which stood out. “I’m…
Regional councillors have voted to allocate more than $400,000 to buy equipment for its fight against golden clams. Corbicula fluminea was found in the Waikato River in May 2023 and is an invasive, fast breeding…
A collaborative event at Lake Rotopiko on February 2 and involving several organisations in and around Te Awamutu will mark World Wetlands Day 2025. The day of family activities will include a wetlands discovery trail,…
The early settlers of our region remain significant to our history and our future. Māori landed in Kawhia harbour and many travelled across the hills to settle in Waipa. Generations of tribes covered the lush,…
Evie O’Brien is returning to Te Wānanga o Aotearoa as kaiwhakatere chief executive after 10 years. O’Brien will be welcomed later this month, after leaving her role in 2014 as acting Kaihautū National Delivery which…
Waipā District Council has explained why the cost to upgrade Te Awamutu Wastewater Treatment Plant rose from $19 million to $48 million. The News revealed in November the upgrade costs to the council for the…
This time 20 years ago, countries around the Indian Ocean were reeling from the grief and horror of one of the deadliest events in modern history – the Boxing Day tsunami triggered by the 9.2-9.3…
Anyone wanting to congratulate Sally Davies on New Year’s Day on her King’s Service Medal (KSM) would have had to head out to Te Awamutu Golf Club. When the Te Awamutu nurse retired last year,…
Two of the three members of Te Awamutu’s waste to energy plant board of inquiry have declared previous business relationships with three of the submitters but say it won’t influence the outcome of the hearing….
Dutch elm disease A second case of Dutch Elm disease has been confirmed in Waipā and an elm removed from the southeast corner of Victoria Square in Cambridge. The 100-year-old tree was vaccinated against the…
