Dairy farmer Tor Pedersen isn’t waiting for regulations to tell him how to be a better farmer. The 27-year-old went as far as relocating the main race to improve stream health and help freshwater mussels…
Dairy farmer Tor Pedersen isn’t waiting for regulations to tell him how to be a better farmer. The 27-year-old went as far as relocating the main race to improve stream health and help freshwater mussels…
When Jeff Woolford broke a wrist after going over the handlebars of his farm bike last year, his partner Lara Sutton stepped into his gumboots. “I would not have survived without her,” Woolford said. “It’s…
One of Te Awamutu Little Theatre’s goals is to get more children involved in the theatre and they achieved that last week with a drama showcase of students from local schools. Tovah O’Neill, a drama…
More stories about the men listed on the Te Awamutu Cenotaph were unveiled last week at a meeting of genealogists at the Te Awamutu Library. The presentation was another in an ongoing series highlighting findings…
Hastie honoured International cricket umpire and Te Awamutu local, John Hastie, was inducted into the town’s prestigious Walk of Fame this week at a celebration reflecting his impressive accomplishments. The ceremony unveiling Mr Hastie’s personalised…
Secondary school enviro leaders from across the Waikato, King Country and Thames Valley will attend Waikato Regional Council’s annual climate summit at Te Awamutu College’s O-Tāwhao Marae next month. Tauhara College, Te Awamutu College and…
More punters visited Fieldays last year and spent more money on products and services, according to the University of Waikato economic impact report. The four-day National Agricultural Fieldays attracted 106,000 people through the gates at…
Kakepuku Mountain Conservation Project spent 18 volunteer hours putting right a Waipā District Council drainage project. Te Awamutu-Kihikihi Community Board chair Ange Holt said half a dozen members put things right after the council ignored…
Waikato and King Country residents are making the most significant local government decision in a generation, and in most cases, they only have days, rather than weeks to decide. Senior writers Chris Gardner and Mary…
Te Awamutu’s only transfer station will close in August after the operators were unable to get a lease extension. Te Awamutu’s only transfer station will close in August after the operators were unable to get…
