Regional leaders told those at Te Awamutu’s Anzac Day civic ceremony to value and protect the freedoms for which the Anzacs fought and died. In his address to the hundreds attending the mid-morning commemoration, Waipā…
Regional leaders told those at Te Awamutu’s Anzac Day civic ceremony to value and protect the freedoms for which the Anzacs fought and died. In his address to the hundreds attending the mid-morning commemoration, Waipā…
A 20 per cent reduction in visitor numbers to Go Waipā community facilities in Cambridge and Te Awamutu has resulted in the charitable organisation having to get financial support from the Government. In a report…
Pirongia and Te Awamutu community organisations are celebrating getting $29,114 in funding last week. The Pirongia ward committee received seven applications for discretionary funding, totalling $23,740 and the Te Awamutu Community Board had 17 applicants…
The Media Council says Te Awamutu News was justified in asking questions about the new ownership of the Regent Theatre in Te Awamutu. The council said it considered a complaint about a story published in…
An Anzac exhibition opening at Ōtorohanga Museum this month, complete with an army tank in situ on the day, is inviting input from around the region. ‘Lest We Forget’ opens at the Girl Guide Hall…
Regional council leader Russ Rimmington is still at the helm despite a demand from eight of his councillors to stand down. The next couple of weeks will determine the future of the veteran politician, a…
The company behind a sand quarry on the banks of the Waikato River and close to Mount Maungatautari has applied for a resource consent. The application comes at least five years after significant mining began…
Attempts to collect more than $21,600 in unpaid rates on three Te Awamutu properties could land the mortgage-free Waipā landowner in court. Finance manager Jolanda Hechter told the Finance and Corporate committee this week staff…
The Ode of Remembrance is a staple of Anzac Day and is recited weekly by the Returned and Services Association (RSA). For Te Awamutu RSA, it is personalised as much as possible. “When The…
There is a saying in the Navy ‘a life less ordinary’ and for Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Commander Julie Fitzell, this couldn’t be closer to the truth. In response to a recent article written…
