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Local woman’s history with La Leche league

    The woman who brought La Leche League to New Zealand 54 years ago was an only child who admits she scarcely knew what a baby was before having five of her own. Scots-born…

Big latch-on coming … with prizes

Mums taking part in Te Awamutu’s Virtual Big Latch On, being held via Zoom on August 6, will have the opportunity to win a few great prizes. Te Awamutu La Leche League leader Aisling Osborne…

MP on offensive of ‘Mob money’ 

Waikato MP Tim van de Molen has echoed joined the chorus of complaints over gang links to Government funding. It was “incomprehensible that $2.75 million has been allocated to them instead of to reputable agencies…

A cross to bear 

It’s been 40 years since the two of us were together in central Hamilton, but the circumstances are completely different. Archbishop Philip Richardson, also Bishop of Waikato and Taranaki, and I walk across Victoria St…

Getting Waipā vaccinated

The Covid vaccine roll out has reached Waipā this week as the huge task to vaccinate the community ramped up. The Cambridge Community Marae – Nga Hau E Wha – is the latest community COVID-19…

Train site still months away 

Te Awamutu’s Climax train engine remains at a stand still with council saying that it maybe months before a site for the refurbished train is confirmed. The Waipā District Council says that at the moment…

Chamber change at the top – again 

Four months after appointing a new chief executive Te Awamutu Chamber of Commerce has found another to fill the recently vacant role. Kerrianne Krelle has been appointed to the role of Chamber chief, replacing Regan McCorquindale who…

Change at top for Seed charity 

  The outgoing chief executive of Seed Waikato, Gemma Major, says she is proud of what the organisation has done since launching in 2017 and says it has been a privilege to see how powerful…

Caitlyn’s College cuisine

Caitlyn Blakely didn’t believe she won a place in a national cooking competition. The winner of the National Secondary Schools Culinary Competition (NSSCC) Waikato regional final took a call from her teacher Will Cawkwell who…

Gwynne Shield girl power  

While the Gwynne Shield showed off the dazzling talent from some of the region’s next generation of rugby stars it’s the girls who have been showing what they can do as the women’s game continues…

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