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• TA juniors do NZ proud with World Cup victory

  Te Awamutu Sports junior rugby have won the Tournoi Ovalive Terroirs of the World or The Young People’s Rugby World Cup, defeating Ireland’s Kinsale Rugby Club 5-2 in Maussane-les-Alpilles, France.

• YOUR VIEWS

  Short term solution? I wrote a letter to the editor two years ago, not long after moving back to Te Awamutu, regarding the use and state of the pots in the main street.

• Motorhome Caravan & Leisure Show returns to Mystery Creek

  The NZMCA Motorhome, Caravan & Leisure Show will be the biggest motorhome and caravan show seen in New Zealand when the doors open for the event, which will take place at Mystery Creek from Friday, September 22 to Sunday, September 24.

• King back by popular demand

  Well known Auckland entertainer Rupert King is back by popular demand as guest performer at Te Awamutu Country Music Club this Sunday.

• Te Hokioi e rere atu nā

  For the month of September, Te Awamutu Museum — Education and Research Centre is displaying information on one of its most significant objects — Te Hokioi Printing Press.

• Netball’s numbers in good health

  The Paper Plus Te Awamutu Netball Centre recently wrapped up a successful season that saw a resurgence in the number of young players, bringing renewed enthusiasm to the sport after the challenges posed by Covid-19.

• Luxury home fetches record price

  Davies Homes’ luxury four-bedroom three-bathroom show home in Pukekura, Cambridge has recently sold at auction, a record-breaking price for the subdivision.

• Painting can breathe new life into rooms

  Lying on the couch on a Sunday afternoon is probably when a lot of us decide a touch of painting wouldn’t go amiss.

• Colour run boosts cross-country

  Te Awamutu Primary School made rainbows in cloud form at their second annual colour run last month — fittingly on a sunny day after weeks of poor weather.

• PITO KŌRERO

  Have a go at croquet

Featured documents

• Kiwi Japanese international players

  Many Kiwi players have headed overseas in search of a new home to play their rugby....

• Dumped council chairman vows judicial review will follow decision

  Waikato Regional councillors, including under-fire chairman Russ Rimmington, had the opportunity to state their position on the leadership of the council at an extraordinary meeting held Monday afternoon — with a resulting vote that saw Hamilton councillor Barry Quayle voted in to the top job after ...

• Platinum jubilee a special visit OPINION

  For someone with my past life, following the Queen and royal family as a photographer, 2022 was always going to be a special year with the unprecedented Platinum Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II....

• Platinum jubilee a special visit OPINION

  For someone with my past life, following the Queen and royal family as a photographer, 2022 was always going to be a special year with the unprecedented Platinum Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II....

• Final goodbye to the Queen

  What a week this has been. Waking this morning (Tuesday) in the UK I am still exhausted and my head is full of vibrant colours and the sound of marching feet as I try to process all that I have witnessed in the past seven days....

• Farmer’s proud record spans nearly 50 years

  Waikato player #517 Evan Thomas Dela Rue, 87, spent almost half a century on the rugby field, playing alongside the likes of Don Clarke and refereeing some of New Zealand’s greatest players....

• Small on ceremony but big on success Students make their mark as they step out into world

  Te Awamutu College held a smaller than usual senior prizegiving last Thursday, but, as principal Tony Membery explained, it was important to celebrate and recognise successes in what had been another difficult academic year....

• Platinum jubilee a special visit OPINION

  For someone with my past life, following the Queen and royal family as a photographer, 2022 was always going to be a special year with the unprecedented Platinum Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II....

• OPINION Lifestyle tips the scale

  Over the course of my adult life my weight has fluctuated by 43kg —so what have I been doing wrong?...

• Metcalfe’s gypsy rugby journey

  Former Waikato and Scottish rugby player, now Hamilton firefighter, Glenn Metcalfe was born in Auckland in April 1970, before moving to Te Rahu, near Te Awamutu, at a young age....