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TA eyes winning chance

Te Awamutu will seek to end a winless run that dates back more than a year when they host Tokoroa in a Waikato division one football clash on Saturday. The Reds managed four draws in…

Letters to the Editor – 10 April 2025

Babe movie Regarding the letter from Carol Turner (The News April 3). I would like to advise that the accolade mentioned for the screenings of Babe at the Regent Theatre was misplaced. The Community Event…

New seats for old at the park

Te Awamutu and District War Memorial Park Maintenance committee member Marc Dawson has lost his fight to restore seven 70-year-old seats at the park. The pipe-framed seats were erected in 1953 when the park was…

Forecasts, not crystal balls

We don’t predict eruptions – we forecast them. I sigh every time a headline boldly claims that new research will allow us to predict volcanic eruption. The word predict implies precision: saying exactly what will…

Community centre completed

The $3.3 million Te Awamutu Presbyterian Centre has been in the pipeline for more than a decade – as of late March, the debt-free project was completed. The Mutu St land once occupied by St…

Golfers go up

Te Awamutu has won promotion to the second division of the Waikato championship matchplay competition. The third division final was played at Te Awamutu against Waihi and saw the host win 4.5 points to 1.5….

French cut makes Brad proud

Second generation butcher Brad Gillespie, is home after  competing at the World Champion Young Butcher competition in Paris, France. The 32-year-old, who works at Pak’n Save Te Awamutu was part of the World Butchers’ Challenge….

Board chair’s lament

The role of councillors on community boards – where they find themselves limited in how they contribute – will be reviewed in Waipā. Councillors must choose between debating issues at community board or council level…

Doing the Blue Beat

Te Awamutu police sergeant Felicity Cook-Jones joked her Cambridge colleague constable Danica Hibdige should be cloned for her work with youth. Hibdige leads Cambridge’s Youth Aid and Blue Light activities and was part of a…

News in brief

Tools  aplenty  on  offer Tools by the dozen, gardening gear, wooden toys, and a wide range of general household items will be up for grabs at a garage sale at the MenzShed in Te Awamutu…

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