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Customers at Levin’s Lewis Farms last Thursday were served their ice creams by VIPs.

Sarah and Jim Harper have been very busy ever since they moved to Foxton in 2012 — to retire, they thought.

GOLF Levin Golf Club results week ending December 15 2024:

It’s been a big year for the Levin Volunteer Fire Brigade, said chief fire officer Chris Kennedy.

AHorowhenua-Kāpiti Girls XI cricket team came within a whisker of going through the entire Central Districts tournament held in Palmerston North last week unbeaten.

The Horowhenua AP&I Show will be celebrating its 119th year next month, and the show’s secretary Jill Timms is looking forward to a great event.

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I was born with printer’s ink in my veins — my father Alec was once a Chronicle apprentice printer and later the founder of the Weekly News.

As the Horowhenua Chronicle publishes its final edition, I want to take a moment to reflect on the remarkable impact this community paper has had on us all.

New Zealand’s top pony club riders are coming to town for a national event.

Yes, sometimes carmakers do listen. After media and customer feedback about the overzealous nature of its advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), GWM has announced it’s made significant revisions to the way they work on two models.

Greetings from the mayoral office.

■ 1. Property values still searching for a clear direction

My final column for the year and this brilliant local paper.

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The Horowhenua District Council have decided not to make a submission opposing the Treaty Principles Bill – though it was a split decision.

■ 1. In the late 1940s, Manakau School celebrated its diamond jubilee. The paper reported that the school published a souvenir booklet. The paper said ‘the amount of detail it contains is a tribute to those who compiled it, as considerable research must have been necessary.’

While Pam Kearns’ role at The Horowhenua Chronicle has changed over the years, one thing has always remained the same – her love for the community.

■ 1. In the late 1920s, it was reported that Mr D.J. La Roux and his wife had returned to Levin after five years of travel.

After 131 years it is over when it comes to those of us who have been providing local news to our communities.

As they prepare to close the office doors for one last time, members of the Horowhenua Chronicle commercial team share their final thoughts on

Welcome to the final edition of the Horowhenua Chronicle.

Horowhenua District Council has committed to exploring all reasonably practicable options for the Waikawa Beach Accessway before further consultation with the community.

Heritage room:

Arecent ceremony has recognised a formal partnership between the council and local iwi.

Since opening in January 2023, the Foxton Community Op-Shop has been raising money for the Foxton and Foxton Beach Volunteer Fire Brigades, Hato Hone St John Ambulance and Youth Sport in Foxton. In its first two months it had raised $12,000, with $80,000 raised within its first year. With fundraising estimated to have reached $120,000, MAVtech’s cameras photographed busy volunteers in the shop.

The Reserve Bank has cut the Official Cash Rate by 1.25% from 5.5% to 4.25% this year and most pundits believe it will reduce the rate further to around 3.5% by the middle of next year. As a result, the wholesale rates at which banks fund their fixed-rate lending have also dropped as have fixed mortgage rates.

As we bid farewell to our beloved local newspaper, we want to take a moment to express our deepest gratitude to all of you for your unwavering support over the years.

Christmas is the time of giving and for Foxton Beach local Gary ‘Gazza’ Stewart, it’s also the perfect time to promote his favourite place.

Having come from the Wairarapa Times-Age in Masterton, I applied for the position of advertorial reporter at the Horowhenua-Kāpiti Chronicle.