Green jellies were the clear winner at Holly Jenkins’ class stall at Hautapu School’s market day last Friday, snaffled long before the chocolate crackle ‘birds nests’ and kakapo cupcakes disappeared. Also up for grabs were…
Green jellies were the clear winner at Holly Jenkins’ class stall at Hautapu School’s market day last Friday, snaffled long before the chocolate crackle ‘birds nests’ and kakapo cupcakes disappeared. Also up for grabs were…
Pirongia School called in a couple of trailblazers for last week’s second running of the school’s Young Farmer Competition. Principal Kelly Bicknell invited 2023 Young Farmer of the Year winner Emma Poole and her husband…
Twelve months ago, Waipā’s Monavale Blueberries was dealt the cruellest of blows. The 2022-23 crop from a 44ha orchard boasting than 30 varieties of blueberries in flower was literally frozen to death by a five…
For Lynley Allison, teaching students resilience is just as important as teaching them the curriculum. “I think kids today, with the digital age, expect a lot and find it hard to understand that you still…
A new church bell blessed during Sunday’s Remembrance Day service at the Pukeatua War Memorial Church has strong links to Tamahere. Church committee chairman Margaret Main said the history of the bell is tied to…
A Te Awamutu couple say they are devastated beyond words by a High Court decision to deny them an injunction against NZ Post. Danny and Ian Kennedy sought to stall NZ Post’s plans to terminate…
A Cambridge Altrusa Club initiative launching this weekend will bring a touch of joy into the lives of some of the town’s lonelier inhabitants. Be a ‘Santa to a Senior’ will see the club collaborate…
Waipā District Council is continuing to hold behind-closed-doors workshops and briefings despite chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier telling councils last month to “open up”. A public section of a workshop on Tuesday, held as The News…
Cambridge Primary School’s PTA ran a successful Colour Run at the school on Friday. More than $13,000 was raised to help upgrade the school’s BMX track. Children registered to run through stands where blue, pink,…
The weather gods smiled on the free family friendly Great Kiwi Summer Festival at Lake Karāpiro over the weekend. Highlights from the inaugural event included on-water demonstrations, adrenaline-packed displays, “have a go” sessions, the BMX…
