The Ode of Remembrance is a staple of Anzac Day and is recited weekly by the Returned and Services Association (RSA). For Te Awamutu RSA, it is personalised as much as possible. “When The…
The Ode of Remembrance is a staple of Anzac Day and is recited weekly by the Returned and Services Association (RSA). For Te Awamutu RSA, it is personalised as much as possible. “When The…
There is a saying in the Navy ‘a life less ordinary’ and for Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Commander Julie Fitzell, this couldn’t be closer to the truth. In response to a recent article written…
WE SAY …. Arrangements which smack of an old boys’ network influence are not something the Waipā District Council – particularly its media shy senior economic development manager – should be a party to. For…
Waipā District councillor Andrew Brown says a Treaty of Waitangi workshop was eye-opening, uncomfortable – but very necessary Brown said though he was aware of some of the subject matter, it was only now, at…
Pukeatua Memorial Church have had the first glimpse of their replacement cross, made by Menz Shed. On Monday Margaret Main, chairperson of Pukeatua Memorial Church, visited Menz Shed to inspect the cross. Main said although…
The Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari education centre can be “game changing,” says lead educator Tali Jellyman. Jellyman gave The News an update on the sanctuary’s new education centre, about a month into the construction. The site…
On Saturday 9 April at exactly 10.36am the skies of Te Awamutu hummed with the sound of heritage aircraft as a Supermarine Spitfire, two T-6C Texans and a Grumman Avenger flew over our town. During…
Eager minds are being introduced to rongoā, or Māori herbal medicine, using the flora on Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari. Rongoā rākau – an introduction to Māori herbal medicine, is taught by Maungatautari volunteer Ringi Morgan-Fifield. While…
Seventeen community organisations waited with bated breath yesterday as the funds that they had applied for were allocated. The Te Awamutu Community Board received 17 requests for funding from community groups, totalling $68,358.72. Applications for…
Waipā residents’ use of buses continues to lag behind the heady pre Covid days, figures released by Waikato Regional Council show. The council hopes the half price bus fares introduced by the government from April…
