Page 28 - Te Aroha News Today

Joshua Lavelle has always wanted to be a trainer, but he didn’t realise how much of an impact following that dream would have on his life.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand are at the Port of Tauranga after an unknown substance started leaking from a container.

This week I want to tell you about the female jockey having a breakout year. She’s ridden more winners this season than any before in her career. Loads more.

It now sits 450m down the road, within the Morrinsville College eligibility zone. The Education Ministry change could mean some out of zone students, in Te Aroha for example, won’t be eligible for the Morrinsville bus and parents would need to organise separate transport. MARK TAYLOR/Stuff The new bus stop has moved, but 450m down the road the old bus stop pick up/drop off zone at the Waitoa Dairy waits in the wings. Morrinsville College principal John Inger has been grappling with the min...

The search for New Zealand's most empowering, hard-working and inspiring wāhine has begun, with nominations opening today for the 2021 Women of Influence...

Now I have just released an album New Day Dawning in collaboration with a musician friend Rob Whelan. The song writing journey The journey began one Sunday morning at church. I was singing in a low quiet monotone, while everybody else were singing loudly and joyfully. I was too embarrassed to sing in public. I said to the Lord, “Lord, I would love to be able to sing.” The Lord answered this prayer in a totally unexpected way. A few weeks later I was at a worship conference in Te Aroha, and...

“People just love the barn.” The barn opened for accommodation in 2017, before this it was rented and used as an Air BnB. Roberts and her husband, Dewi, lived out of a suitcase for 10 years, travelling the world, but they returned home from Britain with a plan after seeing what people were creating from barns over there. Supplied “I realised, we had one and it was back home.” In 1992, the couple got to work building a three-storey wooden barn, using only a mallet and a chisel. No ...

The eclectic London home of a Kiwi-born interiors blogger reflects her love of the unexpected Bianca Hall is amused that the smallest room in her house has become the most used. But you can see the attraction. It is dominated by a generous platform sofa bed that stretches the length of the almost 3m-long wall, with a vast television screen directly opposite. Brent Darby/NZ House & Garden Bianca and Ed Hall have completely overhauled the Victorian terraced house they bought in 2008. Biancas DIY ...

Marlborough councillors have voted to establish a Māori ward. Tears ran as the Marlborough District Council made the landmark decision to create a Māori ward on Friday. Twelve councillors voted in favour of establishing a Māori ward councillor position at an extraordinary meeting at the Marlborough Events Centre on Friday morning. One voted against and one did not show up for the vote. Haka erupted from mana whenua following the decision. Councillors stood and responded with ‘Te Aroha’...

News from LDR Tears ran as the Marlborough District Council made the landmark decision to create a Māori ward. Twelve councillors voted in favour of establishing a Māori ward councillor position at an extraordinary meeting at the Marlborough Events Centre. One voted against and one did not show up for the vote. Haka erupted from mana whenua following the decision. Councillors stood and responded with ‘Te Aroha’, a waiata about peace and love, and the audience joined in. The decision means...