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• Gibbes to join Chiefs as assistant coach

  Te Awamutu’s Jono Gibbes will add his expertise to the Gallagher Chiefs as an assistant coach for the upcoming 2025 DHL Super Rugby Pacific season.

• Courier has made us its content

  It seems a sad thing to be doing, closing down 14 community newspapers around the North Island.

• From teen tyro to legend: Reid’s golf journey

  Waikato-based Stuart Reid, 79, has scored lower or equal to his age more than 100 times in 18-hole rounds and has won his local Ngāhinapōuri Golf Club senior championships across seven decades.

• Coastguard urges use of lifejackets

  As summer approaches and Kiwis get out on the water, Coastguard New Zealand is urging the use of lifejackets and offering an incentive to wear them.

• Cornerstone a pillar for athletes

  Te Awamutu’s Cornerstone Trust has been raising funds since 2005 to provide financial assistance to promising young sportspeople from the region to realise their potential, and the 2024 annual luncheon continued that proud tradition.

• Family adds Stone Real Estate brand

  A significant shift is taking place in the Waikato real estate landscape, with the Hagan family, who have proudly served the local community for over 30 years, introducing the highly regarded Stone Real Estate brand.

• Dance club celebrates 50 years with ball

  Te Awamutu Good Companions Club recently celebrated a golden milestone when it held its monthly dance.

• Biggest parade yet!

  At last Saturday’s Christmas parade, Te Awamutu Rotary Club celebrated the largest number of float entries since it started running the annual event.

• Golfer aims for US success

  Te Awamutu’s rising golf star, Blake Novak, 15, is gearing up to compete in several prestigious tournaments in the United States in 2025.

• First residents due at Waipiko Landing

  Construction of the first 40 sections in Te Awamutu’s newest neighbourhood, Waipiko Landing, is now complete and more than 100 residents are projected to be in their new homes in the coming year.

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....

• 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....

• Murals evoke maunga’s life force

  The story of kōkako at Pirongia maunga is being brought to life, with two murals being painted for Pirongia Te Aroaro o Kahu Restoration Society (PRS) at their envirocentre in Pirongia Village....

• 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?...

• 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....

• Looking back on a century of rugby

  Over the past century, Waikato rugby has seen some legendary players wearing the red, yellow and black jersey with absolute heart and pride....

• Rugby veteran Duley reminisces

  He might be remembered by many as the Waikato lock who chased down one of world rugby’s fastest men, but from rugby field to horse stud, Mystery Creek’s Landsdowne Park owner Dave Duley has had an industrious life over the past quarter of a century....

• Waipā council welcomes new CEO

  It’s been a busy week for the Waipā District Council as it welcomed new chief executive Stephanie O’Sullivan, with some major decisions discussed and decided at her first meeting on Tuesday....

• Waipā council welcomes new CEO

  It’s been a busy week for the Waipā District Council as it welcomed new chief executive Stephanie O’Sullivan, with some major decisions discussed and decided at her first meeting on Tuesday....