Te Awamutu cattle took a liking to paying surprise visits. Mr W Phillips, jeweller, had an unwelcome customer in the shape of a steer which quietly walked into his shop while being driven from the sale yards. After…
Te Awamutu cattle took a liking to paying surprise visits. Mr W Phillips, jeweller, had an unwelcome customer in the shape of a steer which quietly walked into his shop while being driven from the sale yards. After…
I was first elected to Waikato Regional Council in 2013, as the representative for the Thames-Coromandel Constituency. Following a six-year hiatus, I was re-elected in 2022 as one of the two representatives for the Waipā/King…
There are around 50 ongoing eruptions right now, but you won’t hear of most of them because they are not big enough to hit the news cycle. Fortunately, many don’t really impact the people around…
Police had a very busy week last week, but before I start, I would like to remind people that now we are approaching winter and the fog is getting heavier, it is important to stay…
When I was a very little lad of about five, I often sat, cross-legged, in front of a mountain of a wireless. Even when I stood up, the curved cabinet of walnut loomed over me….
After years of being made to feel I was fabricating the pain I was in, at 21 years old I was diagnosed as a “classic case” of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS). For me this involves variable…
Good Local Media serves the Waipā district with its main centres of Te Awamutu and Cambridge. In Māori terms this district comes under the mana of King Tuheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII both as Māori…
A look back on the week at the Te Awamutu police station. Monday – Police attended a disorder incident in Te Awamutu. A person had left prior to our arrival and was spoken to by…
Do I sometimes wish I was driving James Bond’s Aston Martin? I mean the classic, grey model with all the gadgets designed to wipe out the… other driver … Imagine how satisfying it would be…
‘…documentaries and tv shows can also be surprisingly inaccurate.’ Over the years I have responded to eruptions by giving information through social media and over 200 media interviews around the world. This has meant that…
