A double decker electric bus will operate on a return service from Kihikihi through Te Awamutu and onto Hamilton from January 1 next year. The news was in a report tabled by Waikato Regional Council’s…
A double decker electric bus will operate on a return service from Kihikihi through Te Awamutu and onto Hamilton from January 1 next year. The news was in a report tabled by Waikato Regional Council’s…
A major infrastructure upgrade in Waipā has been announced this week. The region is to get a new Transpower-owned 220Kv national grid substation and a local network 33kV substation owned by Waipā Networks. The aim…
The Pirongia Ward Committee allocated $19,000 in discretionary funds last week. The committee had almost $29,000 in its uncommitted funds to allocate, and 19 applicants sought a total of $48,733.39. This was the first of…
Work is set to kick off on the highly anticipated signalised pedestrian crossing in Ōhaupō in the coming months. Waipā District Council awarded the contract for the project to Base Civil Ltd at yesterday’s Service…
The Pirongia Ward Committee has $29,000 of discretionary funding to allocate for the 2023/24 financial year, and was to begin the process of deciding who gets what last night. But some of those wanting a…
Waipā daffodil growers Clive Denton and Robin Hill were thrilled to be back ‘home’ at the weekend in the Cambridge Town Hall to show off their prize-winning flowers. The last time they were in the…
The Te Awamutu Music Federation (TAMF) will mark its half-century this weekend with a 50th Celebration Concert of solos and duets featuring renown pianist Michael Houstoun and collaborative pianist Sarah Watkins. Sunday afternoon’s concert at…
Long-standing Te Awamutu and Kihikihi Daffodil Day co-ordinator Kathy Keighley has resigned, saying the time is right for “new blood” in the role. “I’ve absolutely loved it,” she told The News last week, confirming she had…
“I don’t want people to just go home thinking, ‘I watched a nice production’. I’m actually hoping it speaks to our audiences – and even our students – and they all go home both encouraged…
Te Awamutu opshops have rejected criticism of their pricing. In a social media post last Friday, avid opportunity shopper Kelly Case wrote that she was “sad” to see ornaments priced as high as $210, suggesting…
