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Tea towels raise $200,000
Six years ago, Ruby Seeto was crippled with a rare and fast-growing form of cancer.

Hundreds farewell base jumper
A funeral for Alan McCandlish, the Taupo base jumper who died after falling from a cliff in Switzerland, was held in Te Awamutu yesterday.

Concerns for missing Te Awamutu woman
Police are concerned for the safety of a missing Te Awamutu woman.

Neighbour performs the ultimate good deed
A Te Awamutu man performed CPR on his neighbour for nearly 40 minutes after he collapsed with a heart attack.

The cream of the artisans
Saying cheese puts a smile on Catherine Smith's face as she tours Waikato.

A Kitchen in Turkey
Food writer Leanne Kitchen has had an enviable career, including writing a new cookbook, which took her to delicious Turkish nooks and crannies.

Racing: Top Guineas hopes given worst barriers
Well-drawn Sierra Nevada could justify Otto's Derby aspirations.

Cycling: Games stars back on the track
New Zealand's road to the 2012 London Olympic begins in Adelaide this weekend at the Oceania track championships.

Fugitive arrested after four months on run
Using tear gas, the Armed Offenders Squad today arrested an alleged aggravated robber who has been on the run since June.

Baby escapes, two others injured in crash
A man, woman and baby were taken to hospital after a crash north of Te Awamutu yesterday afternoon - the man and woman in critical condition.

Snow falling in Waikato, Bay of Plenty
The icy southerly sweeping up the North Island has brought snow to the hills around Waikato and the Bay of Plenty and in some paddocks.