Marie-ann Quin delivered more than 1200 babies in Waipā and King Country in the 25 years before she retired two years ago. She covered thousands of kilometres in that time travelling to Te Awamutu, Cambridge,…
Marie-ann Quin delivered more than 1200 babies in Waipā and King Country in the 25 years before she retired two years ago. She covered thousands of kilometres in that time travelling to Te Awamutu, Cambridge,…
Pirongia’s Jo Sheridan is one of three finalists in the national Dairy Woman of the Year Award and is passionate about education both on the farm, and in the classroom. She is currently demonstration manager…
Stop feeding Kihikihi’s stray cats. That’s the advice Te Awamutu-Kihikihi Community Board member Jill Taylor got when she followed Waipā District Council’s advice to call the SPCA on the town’s problem. Taylor found Ruapehu District…
Business Showcase Te Awamutu, get ready for a juicy secret to be let loose. Downlow Burgers is thrilled to announce the grand opening of its newest location at 254 Alexandra Street, Te Awamutu 3800. Is…
Three long-serving members of the Te Awamutu Justice of the Peace Branch were presented with certificates at a special luncheon held on Sunday. Paula McWha, Norris Ward and Nicholas Prendergast were among a group of…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
