If the stars align, kiwi sprint cyclist Rebecca Petch will have a special new fan supporting her at the Los Angeles Olympic Games. Petch and husband Jarrod Browning, who were married two and a half…
If the stars align, kiwi sprint cyclist Rebecca Petch will have a special new fan supporting her at the Los Angeles Olympic Games. Petch and husband Jarrod Browning, who were married two and a half…
Blue blob I see in The News (July 3) that Waipā District Council had a workshop on the fallout from the Cambridge blue blob. Independent facilitator Anne Pattillo identified three failures that contributed to the…
While our car crime spree continued last week, we have had another good catch. A young person was tracked from a stolen vehicle that had been seen being driven suspiciously in Leamington. He was arrested…
Police have seized three ounces of cocaine and $20,000 from a Cambridge address today. They also seized a gun, cash and over half a kilogram of cocaine in an operation targeting drug suppliers in Matamata-Piako….
Last week, I covered how volcanically active Indonesia is, noting that it ranks fourth globally for the number of active volcanoes. So, let’s talk about who comes in at number one. That title goes to…
The man helping take Waipā District Libraries’ public services into the age of technology has been nuts about computers since he was about four. Now in his late 20s, Joe Poultney is a self-confessed techno-nerd…
The proposal to build a waste to energy plant in Te Awamutu is the antithesis of all the district stands for, says Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan. O’Regan appeared before an independent Board of Inquiry in…
Ōtorohanga District Council led the way last week as the first of five councils to decide to hand its drinking and waste water over to a council-controlled water authority. Ōtorohanga councillors voted to join stage…
The deft hands of a veterinary surgeon and scientist are the same hands that have crafted the brilliant costumes for the upcoming St Peter’s Catholic School production of The Jungle Book. The three performances in…
Cambridge’s Jane McAlpine set a New Zealand women’s record last week in Queensland at the Dead Cow Gully Backyard Masters, running 355km in 53 hours. The Te Awamutu College alumna is coached by fellow New…
