Waipā Networks Trust chair Sarah Matthews is heading to Canada on an overseas manager exchange programme. Matthews, who was finance manager at Waipā District Council until July 2021 and is now group manager Finance and…
Waipā Networks Trust chair Sarah Matthews is heading to Canada on an overseas manager exchange programme. Matthews, who was finance manager at Waipā District Council until July 2021 and is now group manager Finance and…
Only 53 people – 2.2 per cent of the roll – has voted this week in the Waipā Māori ward election. Voting to replace Takena Stirling opened a fortnight ago with four candidates – Barney…
The future of Waipā, and Waikato, football is likely already safe in the hands of Cambridge’s Liam Weston – and they’re about to get safer. In his fourth year as a referee, Liam, 17, –…
As soon as they were on the farm, these Pirongia School students were ‘racing’ to learn from the industry’s best. Hosted by reigning Waikato Bay of Plenty FMG Young Farmer of the Year Emma Poole…
An opportunity to look back has shored up Te Awamutu Community Menzshed members’ resolve as they now look forward to the future. That was the word following a luncheon at the shed last week during…
Pak ‘n Save Te Awamutu is not among stores trialling body cameras for its staff to combat rising retail crime, a Foodstuffs spokesperson has confirmed. Amid reports at least one Pak ‘n Save store in…
A meeting called by concerned Te Awamutu College parents amid reports of bullying at the school has highlighted key priorities organisers now say they want addressed. A written report summarising the points raised at the…
Scott Meiklejohn reckons it’s pretty neat being Fieldays closest neighbour. The back fence of Tīeke Golf Estate, where Meiklejohn is general manager, borders the Mystery Creek site of Southern Hemisphere’s largest agricultural event. So, he and…
Barbara Tane’s father, who worked until he was 82, used to say, “… don’t expect something for nothing, you’ve got to earn your bread and butter…” Words Barbara later stated had a profound impact on…
The show programme says Isabelle Cook hopes to continue to be involved in “theatre locally”. And that’s great news for Te Awamutu. The versatile Year-13 student was nothing short of brilliant when the curtain opened…
