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• Roger Hall comedy staged at Wooshed

  Te Awamutu Light Operatic Society opens its 2024 season next week with the iconic Roger Hall comedy Middle Age Spread.

• NZ legends on tour

  They say word of mouth is the best advertising and we certainly have to agree when it comes to those miscreant marauders of merriment, mayhem and mirth, the legendary NZ Highwaymen.

• Rosetown Print changes hands

  After 43 years, Te Awamutu’s David and Trudi Morris have sold Rosetown Print, one of New Zealand’s most established specialist printers, and are ready to print their retirement travel itinerary.

• Sports teams gallant in defeat

  In wet and wild conditions at Albert Park, Ecolab Te Awamutu Sports Premier team couldn’t overcome an early 14-0 deficit, falling under the weight of a mammoth tackle count to a 22-13 loss to Ōtorohanga in a brutal Waikato club rugby encounter.

• Multiplying maths fun at the movies

  Charitable trusts and business came together this month to raise funds for a youth programme that provides educational support.

• Connecting past with present

  Mana Whenua, landowners and stakeholder representatives came together last month to mark a significant milestone in the Taiea te Taiao ecological corridor project, which fosters biodiversity and acknowledges significant historical sites in Waipā.

• Your community newspaper for 113 years. In your letterbox and on your device every Thursday.

• New immigrant Randy will help whole community

  The Te Awamutu Volunteer Fire Brigade received a new energy boost for their Firefighter Challenge training as the Ōhaupō Ngāhinapōuri Lions Club donated a $6100 Rescue Randy training dummy.

• Local athlete picked for Special Olympics games

  Special Olympian Jarrod Gilbert, of Te Awamutu, has been selected as part of New Zealand’s preliminary squad for the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games.

• Waipā’s 2024 Tuia mentee ‘no stranger to leadership’

  Waipā District’s Tuia Leadership Programme participant for 2024 is Tane Aruka Te Aho.

Featured documents

• One man’s cause — and effect

  It might take 50 years to restore the health of Tauranga Harbour but it’s achievable, believes Katikati’s Lawrie Donald, who has worked hard towards that goal....

• Breanna shines for Te Awamutu College

  Friday morning’s Te Awamutu College Senior Prizegiving at ASB Stadium Te Awamutu once again highlighted the wealth of talented young people in the region and the dedication of everyone involved with Te Awamutu College to ensure students reach their full potential....

• 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?...

• Volunteers want you to join ongoing battle against pests

  As the weather cools and more wet weather sets in homeowners may notice a number of pests will also try to take up residence to escape the elements....

• Kai 4 All feeding the community

  ATe Awamutu-based community distribution charity has been recognised by Prime Minister Chris Hipkins for its contribution during the Covid-19 pandemic....

• Pioneers’ stories are all we have left OPINION

  On my search for the story of former All Blacks utility back and NZRFU President Alfred “Alf” Bayly I stumbled upon, or rather didn’t stumble upon, the Stratford Pioneer Cemetery in Taranaki — a dead end, if you will....

• McCarthy reflects on his sporting journey

  St Paul’s Collegiate School physical education teacher and former North Otago rugby halfback Ryan McCarthy, 43, has travelled New Zealand and the world through his sport....

• Bardoul duo both capped by Steamers

  Te Awamutu-born former Bay of Plenty Steamers rugby forward Johan “Yogi” Bardoul, 35, was thrilled to watch younger brother Seamus make his Steamers debut on September 28 at Tauranga Domain....

• Three Sisters next book from

  A global pandemic has been an unusual time for international bestselling author Heather Morris (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Cilka’s Journey) – but it hasn’t stopped her releasing her fourth book in as many years....

• 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....