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Honours for Waipā residents

Four Cambridge-based people, including a husband and wife who help raised thousands of dollars for Festival One, have received recognition in the New Year Honours List. Karen and Ken Morris both receive the Queen’s Service…

Algal bloom: next wave is coming 

Waipā’s Lake Ngā Roto will be hit by an algal bloom breakout over summer. It’s not a question of if, but when, Waipā District Council community services manager Brad Ward says. “The impacts of climate…

Plaque double seals the deal for Luke

Royalist Luke East’s campaign to have a plaque acknowledging the late Queen and Duke of Edinburgh was fulfilled in a ceremony in Te Awamutu on Sunday. But there’s a twist in this two-year-old tale. From…

Special Olympians share Interlock lunch

The inclusion of eight Special Olympians among their number made last week’s Christmas lunch particularly special for Interlock NZ. The group, whose members come from Cambridge, Hamilton, Te Awamutu and Matamata, offers a welcoming space…

Police under fire

Four youths have been arrested following a crime spree across Te Awamutu, Cambridge and Hamilton – and police are now searching for six others who fired shots at them in Hamilton., The teenagers – 19,…

Thanks to Shelley

“For me, my disability is a part of who I am, not the entire picture. That came about because of Special Olympics.” Those were the words of Te Awamutu retail assistant and Special Olympics global…

The News ….. in brief

Students get tertiary boost Joshua Fitzpatrick of Te Awamutu College and Giaan Pouwhare from Otorohanga College were among 31 recipients of David Johnstone Charitable Trust grants presented in Hamilton last week. Each student received $6000…

New look for community board 

A change of name for the Te Awamutu-Kihikihi Community Board means the board needs new stationery and promotional material, chair Ange Holt says. In her report to the board meeting Wednesday night – after The…

Luke’s royal gesture

All Luke East’s Christmases are coming at once. The ardent Royal Family fan was among the prize winners at this month’s Te Awamutu Christmas parade, and now his latest project for the community is about…

Taking donuts off the menu

Burn outs, donuts and excessive speed by boy racers could be a thing of the past in parts of Te Awamutu and Kihikihi following a Waipā District Council recommendation. Transportation safety officer Julie Taylor told…

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