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Council eyes sports control

Waipā’s 17 ratepayer-owned sports fields could soon be managed by the council rather than the clubs which lease them. The proposal was considered by the council’s Service Delivery committee on Tuesday after The News went…

Trainer says ‘do some research’

Claims greyhound racing is animal cruelty and a blood sport which belongs in the past hurt everyone in the industry to their core, a prominent Waikato trainer says. Te Awamutu’s Te Mawhai Racing Kennels owner…

Golfers chip in with funds

A $50,000 paragolfer cart could be in use at Te Awamutu Golf Club within a year. Money for the cart were raised at a golf tournament last week organised by Mick Henderson. Henderson and John…

Tee time for Joe and the boys

That’s golf I suppose.” Rotorua’s Joe Flavell had a rather honest assessment of the changing nature of his round of golf as he was on the back nine during the first day of the 2023…

Rugby wraps up

Waipā teams were to the fore at Memorial Park on Saturday when more than 20 teams from around the Waikato region, including Ōtorohanga, Te Awamutu and Kihikihi, converged on Cambridge for the Waikato Rugby club…

Charlee gets a national call up

Te Awamutu College’s Charlee Neilson has been named in the New Zealand squash team for the Trans-Tasman junior team championships. The Te Awamutu Squash Club was also named club of the year at Squash Waikato’s…

Oarsome turnout for regatta

Rowing was back on the water at Lake Karāpiro on the weekend and it was the Te Awamutu Rowing Club which got the season off to a great start. Reporter Jeremy Smith was there to…

A special meeting

Athletes from around New Zealand were at the Livingstone Aquatic Centre as Special Olympics Te Awamutu hosted one of its biggest annual swim meets on Sunday. The long-standing meet attracted about 120 athletes representing 13…

Batting for a new sport

An inaugural open day has served up a winner – and the community appears to be rallying around the idea of adding a potential new Special Olympics sporting code in Te Awamutu. With a membership…

Silver linings

Two Te Awamutu Primary School students had the “best day of their lives” on Monday. Payton Dent and Frankie Britton, both eight, were among 30 students aged eight to 14 who had the chance to…

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