A simple conversation at the supermarket checkout could make someone’s day, and that’s the idea behind a new “Chat Lane” launched by New World Matamata. Believed to be the first initiative of its kind in a New Zealand supermarket, the...
The Waikato Times is our daily newspaper and news website in Waikato and the Bay of Plenty. It has a proud history, printing since 1872 and telling it like it is every day. Below are brief summaries of recent stories. Read the full stories on...
Harold’s Corporate Race Day will be held at Te Rapa Racecourse on Sunday, September 13, with all proceeds supporting Life Education Hamilton’s work delivering health, wellbeing and life skills education to thousands of children across...
It was Nancy Fletcher who started the Putaruru Mahjong Club on July 1, 2001. This year, bang on July 1 2026, members celebrated 25 years of existence with a lunch at the Putaruru Hotel, which is undergoing some refurbishment. Although the...
