Flagpoles in Te Awamutu have a friend in the Menzshed. Having restored to glory the pole on Anzac Green in the centre of Te Awamutu just over 12 months ago, the blokes have now done…
Flagpoles in Te Awamutu have a friend in the Menzshed. Having restored to glory the pole on Anzac Green in the centre of Te Awamutu just over 12 months ago, the blokes have now done…
The attention of many of us undoubtedly has been drawn to the turmoil and conflict in the Middle East in recent times. Finger pointing and recriminations are rife in the accompanying rhetoric of words. The…
Meghan Hawkes looks back on Waipa news in 1921. A new Te Awamutu venture was to begin producing dried milk. Dried milk, whether with or without its cream, was a highly concentrated food, and it…
Weather warnings can be like Tacos. Living in the United States, a country that has a hurricane, and a tornado, and a winter storm season, I experienced my fair share of weather watches and warnings….
Te Awamutu’s commemoration of Anzac Day starts tomorrow with Poppy Day. The annual appeal being marked this year on April 19 will see the sale of poppies swell funds for New Zealand’s Returned Servicemen Association…
St John full of colour This month’s Colour Run at Lake Ngā Roto in support of St John proved successful and was loads of fun, says organiser Tracy Chisholm. The April 7 event attracted over…
After a small hiatus I am back from leave and am looking forward to filling you all in with a review of the week showing how busy our staff have been. Monday – A theft…
An amalgamation discussion right now could be short and pretty one sided in Waikato. A snap survey of Waikato’s civic leaders suggested the most do not buy into Waikato Chamber of Commerce head Don Good’s…
Like many for whom Anzac Day brings family into sharp focus, Len Hatwell’s thoughts turn at this time to the trials faced by his forebears. The Te Awamutu man’s uncle Frank, or Frances Aloysius Ligouri…
The head of the Waikato Chamber of Commerce wants to spark a debate on the 35-year-old local government boundaries in the province. The last local government reforms introduced a regional tier, male-dominated borough and county…