More than 1000 people gathered to honour the 160th anniversary of O-Rākau, a battle that helped define the New Zealand wars. The ceremony on Tuesday began with a 7am dawn service, flag raising and karakia,…
More than 1000 people gathered to honour the 160th anniversary of O-Rākau, a battle that helped define the New Zealand wars. The ceremony on Tuesday began with a 7am dawn service, flag raising and karakia,…
The contribution of Ōtorohanga college students to the teaching of Māori history was acknowledged at this week’s commemorations at O-Rakau, A significant petition, driven by the Waitomo rangatahi a decade ago, was returned as taonga…
Women famously fought alongside men at O-Rākau. Many, if not most of the whānau at Tuesday’s commemorations were remembering lost tūpuna wāhine as well as tāne. Among them were cousins Aroha and Mikaela Tapsell, who…
A Cambridge-based academic who spoke last month about her own experiences says mental health services in New Zealand are severely compromised in terms of providing support that is more helpful than harmful. Sarah Gordon, an…
The departure to Australia of Waipā District Libraries’ outreach librarian Dee Atkinson leaves a pint-sized hole and big running shoes to fill. The diminutive Dee has earned the moniker ‘energiser bunny’ because of her high-energy…
As Waipā grapples with a disillusioned electorate and hotly contested arguments over a new bridge and museum, a councillor in a neighbouring authority has cited his own frustrations and blown the whistle on his political…
The newly-revamped seminar room at Taylor Made Community Space is reopening for a post-Easter resurgence. After months of renovations which have included the installation of a new commercial kitchen, new carpeting and paintwork, the space…
Historian Tom Roa says when the government say it feels Māori pain over O-Rakau, it is simply paying lip service. The Waikato University professor delivered his rebuke when speaking on Tuesday at the 160th anniversary…
After Craig Hoyle was excommunicated from the Exclusive Brethren, he was lost as he had been taught not to challenge authority nor ask any questions. “We were told if you don’t understand it, don’t question…
Type the surname ‘Hoyle’ into the Waipā cemetery online database and several dozen names pop up. When we meet, Craig Hoyle is standing in front of one of them at Hautapu Cemetery in Cambridge –…
