Hot on the heels of the February 18 Mars landing of NASA’s science rover Perseverance, Te Awamutu Space Centre’s Dave Owen is planning to expand his activities. He is about to launch an interactive online…
Hot on the heels of the February 18 Mars landing of NASA’s science rover Perseverance, Te Awamutu Space Centre’s Dave Owen is planning to expand his activities. He is about to launch an interactive online…
A poll of Waipā District Councillors on the issue of Māori wards has failed to produce any definitive answers. Last week the News asked all 14 councillors by email for their opinions on the success…
Set in three leafy hectares in the tranquil Waikato countryside, Ōhaupō TreeChurch and Gardens is a far cry from the fast-paced corporate world Bev and Chris Gatenby once inhabited. But after taking stock of their…
The next phase of Predator-Free Mystery Creek has been launched by the New Zealand National Fieldays Society (NZNFS). The information evening last week was designed to kickstart a wider movement to extend predator control into…
Public input is being sought over a proposed $8 billion investment in Waikato’s land transport system. The Regional Transport Committee plan sets out how the region’s land transport system will be developed over the next…
Kane Rangitonga says help is still needed for people suffering from the Covid-19 fallout. As much as Covid-19 continues to negatively impact many in Te Awamutu, it is also making the community stronger, says Kainga…
Fonterra has been accused of creating ghost farms – including one in Waipā where nitrate-heavy water is dumped. Buxton Farm has been used to soak up waste water from the nearby Hautapu dairy plant since…
Waikato Regional Council leader Russ Rimmington says his decision to force through a $50,000 a year grant to the Rural Support Trust was right. Mr Rimmington used his casting vote to push the proposal through….
Three Cambridge women – two of them raising their own grandchildren – are opening a pop-up store in their town this week to raise funds for Linda Roil’s Kids in Need Waikato. The outlet will…
The Waipa Networks Business Awards format has been confirmed. Cambridge Business Chamber chief Kelly Bouzaid said a reshaping of the awards categories will better reflect business issues and strategies during 2020. Any business, of any…
