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Tower group’s Penny option

Pirongia’s Tower Action Group has suggested the “easy option” has been selected to put up a cell tower in the village. Mobile tower Infrastructure company Connexa caught the community off guard last month by announcing…

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Scholarship gets backing A Te Awamutu engineer has given his backing to a scholarship information evening.  Year 13 students considering tertiary studies towards a career in the construction and property sector are being invited to…

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Work starts A roundabout to tackle what transport minister Simeon Brown says is the least safe part of State Highway One has started at Piarere. The start of the work at the intersection of SH29…

Recycling – it’s all for one

The bad news is that your milk bottle tops, and millions of other blue caps, are going to landfill. The good news is that a standardised kerbside recycling programme launched across the country this week…

Promo strategy revealed

Waipā District Council will set up its own “one stop shop” for district promotions, events and attractions due to declining numbers at the council-funded i-Sites in Cambridge and Te Awamutu. The move to align the…

Brigade looks for more

Pirongia’s  population growth – and an increase in the number of fire calls  – have prompted the village’s chief fire officer to search for more volunteer firefighters. Pirongia Rural Fire chief fire officer Roan Gouws…

Jurassic fun for museum kids

Have you ever panned for gold, dug up fossils or met a raptor called Tai in Te Awamutu? Those looking for some school holiday fun in town last week found just that at Te Awamutu…

Another chapter for Donna

An overheard remark from a child entering the building had new Te Awamutu library supervisor Donna Wilson tickled pink. Sighing audibly at the doorway, the youngster stopped and said: “Mum, I love the library and…

Tower a done deal?

Pirongia residents have been told there is little chance they will succeed in their latest efforts to prevent a 5G cell phone tower rising in the village. About 40 residents met in the town’s community…

Challenge accepted

A team mostly made up of first timers is ready to step up. Pirongia Rural Fire will field the largest team it has ever had in the annual Firefighter Sky Tower Challenge this year. The…

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