Meghan Hawkes continues her look back in time to recount the news making headlines in 1938. Te Awamutu was the thriving centre of a prosperous area, but it had an acute housing shortage. This was strikingly…
Meghan Hawkes continues her look back in time to recount the news making headlines in 1938. Te Awamutu was the thriving centre of a prosperous area, but it had an acute housing shortage. This was strikingly…
When researching large submarine landslides below our oceans, an alien example caught my attention. About 51 million years ago a meteorite hit the continental shelf about 200 km south of Nova Scotia, Canada. This location…
You may recognise these lines from the Coleridge poem The Ancient Mariner which describes the fate of a sailing ship becalmed at sea. However, after all the significant rain events we have experienced in the…
Alexander Ligertwood would not go into the Old Men’s Refuge at Hamilton, and Dr Pairman, who attended him, also opposed the idea. Alexander, 68, was from Scotland where he had attended Glasgow University and earned…
Waikato Waters Ltd has made one of its first significant decisions, and it’s not a small one. It’s about where the company will be based. The newly formed, council owned water services organisation has moved…
Te Awamutu is already looking brighter thanks to the fantastic work of the new Keep Te Awamutu Beautiful Group, who have been painting over unsightly graffiti in a number of prominent locations. We are extremely…
Last week I woke up to find a set of MetService weather alerts on my phone. Safe in my Wellington apartment, I was unaware of the chaos that had erupted nearby. Residents woke in the…
The world of a two-year-old is wonderfully simple. All meals supplied, comfort on tap, and your biggest decision of the moment is “green crayon or red?” As for the future – two days from now…
As I write, the preparations are in full swing for the installation of our new Vicar in the Parish of St John. It will be (or was by the time you read this) a joyous…
I’ve been living in Wellington for about five months now and I said I’d give updates on how I am preparing myself for potential earthquakes and other hazards. Am I following my own advice? I…
