Tuesday 4 February Two youths will appear in the Tauranga Youth Court tomorrow (Wednesday) charged with two burglaries and two unlawful takes of a motor vehicle. Police executed a search warrant in Tauranga earlier today…
Tuesday 4 February Two youths will appear in the Tauranga Youth Court tomorrow (Wednesday) charged with two burglaries and two unlawful takes of a motor vehicle. Police executed a search warrant in Tauranga earlier today…
Horse racing in the Waikato is a $505 million industry employing more than 6200 people and it is about to undergo radical change, reports senior writer Mary Anne Gill. When Andrew ‘Butch’ Castles says…
There have been plenty of harrowing and emotional stories coming out of the LA fires disaster. Videos of people reuniting with, or helping, pets really pull the heartstrings, bringing forward thoughts of how I would…
Tom Roa has cast a vote of confidence in the refreshed compilation of the Waitangi Tribunal. He did not have his warrant renewed this month when Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka announced a new line…
Incoming Te Wānanga o Aotearoa kaiwhakatere chief executive Evie O’Brien says she is excited and humbled to be appointed. O’Brien was welcomed back to Te Awamutu head office on Tuesday with a pōwhiri. “It has what…
The fact New Zealand is blessed with such natural beauty struck me afresh recently while spending wonderful days cruising around Great Barrier Island (Aotea) and surrounding islands. Nearly 45 kilometres long, this 285 square kilometre…
The community board was pleased to see Cambridge News name Jared Milbank as its 2024 Person of the Year. During a stressful time for many in our town, Jared emerged as a composed and considered…
There was much more to Judy Bannon than her upright posture and elegant attire… or even her involvement with local council. JUDY BANNON 20-12-1946 – 19-1-2025 Those at her funeral last week heard she came…
The Government has been announcing a lot of ‘targets’ recently. When I worked in Bosnia and Herzegovina for 10 years, the international community set lots of targets for Bosnian institutions. Some had a positive impact…
Merger on cards? Waikato Chamber of Commerce has ramped up calls for local body mergers saying rocketing rate rises and central government pressure is hitting ratepayers in the pocket. The region’s 12 councils for 536,200…
