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![Christchurch broking firm fined for biosecurity breach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Christchurch broking firm fined for biosecurity breach
A Christchurch broking firm has been fined for submitting a false customs declaration
![Cricket: Te Awamutu bowler secures ND contract](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Cricket: Te Awamutu bowler secures ND contract
Northern Districts names its contracted list for the coming season
![Bowls: Te Awamutu's Lynda Bennett wins Aussie disabled title](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Bowls: Te Awamutu's Lynda Bennett wins Aussie disabled title
Te Awamutu bowler beats the best disabled competitors on their patch at Gold Coast event.
![Te Awamutu school's old chestnut tree faces chop](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Te Awamutu school's old chestnut tree faces chop
Tree at Te Awamutu Primary School will be chopped down for safety reasons these holidays.
![800 locals line Te Awamutu main street](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
800 locals line Te Awamutu main street
The long line stretched from Showcase Jewellers to Strawbridge Appliances on Alexandra St.
![Cyclist Eltje Malzbender fighting her way to fitness after crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Cyclist Eltje Malzbender fighting her way to fitness after crash
It's been a hard battle over 15 months for the cyclist overcoming a traumatic injury.
![Taking a stand against child abuse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Taking a stand against child abuse
About 800 people linked arms in Te Awamutu to make a united stand against child abuse.
![Farewell for chestnut at Te Awamutu Primary School](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Farewell for chestnut at Te Awamutu Primary School
A chestnut tree that has lived at a school for years will be felled these school holidays
![Te Awamutu food trucks: Discussion needed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Te Awamutu food trucks: Discussion needed
Mixed views on food trucks outside the Regent Theatre.
![Prisoners' art helps change their ways](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Prisoners' art helps change their ways
A garden of artwork narrates the journey of the inmates and obstacles they have faced.
![A new way of transporting calves](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
A new way of transporting calves
Farmer Kim Caldwell thought there must be a better way to move calves - and there is.
![Book funding rural scholarships](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Book funding rural scholarships
A North Canterbury Rural Women New Zealand member is offering three scholarships for 2017.
![Council strategy for water availability](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Council strategy for water availability
A new Waikato Regional Council freshwater strategy has been signed off by the council.
![Health checks at Menz Shed recommended](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Health checks at Menz Shed recommended
Menz Shed is taking a stand on male health checks.
![Students focus on safety innovations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Students focus on safety innovations
Today we meet two teams who were also in the Innovations Tent at National Fieldays.
![Bank heat off farmers as outlook improves](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Bank heat off farmers as outlook improves
Pressure on farmers appears to be easing on the back of an improved farming outlook
![Travelling troubadour back in Te Awamutu](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Travelling troubadour back in Te Awamutu
Coaltown Blues returns to Te Awamutu Little Theatre
![Racing: Isdale scores first training win](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Racing: Isdale scores first training win
Te Awamutu trainer Clinton Isdale scored his first training win at Ruakaka with Almarie
![Student inventors hot on De-Fence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Student inventors hot on De-Fence
A team of St Paul's Collegiate students won the 'Young Inventor of the Year' prize
![Jason Te Brake youngest EPI scholarship recipient](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Jason Te Brake youngest EPI scholarship recipient
Jason Te Brake is the youngest recipient to receive the EPI Scholarship.
![Te Awamutu Primary champion tractor pullers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Te Awamutu Primary champion tractor pullers
Te Awamutu Primary School has taken out the Fieldays Tractor Pull competition
![Pirongia bachelor entrant happy with efforts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Pirongia bachelor entrant happy with efforts
Kenneth Veen may not be the Rural Bachelor of the Year but he walked away with head high.
![Sharing Shed a hit with the locals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Sharing Shed a hit with the locals
The Sharing Shed is a mini hub that allows residents to share books and produce.
![Health on show at Fieldays](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Health on show at Fieldays
Bras, mannequins and lemons resembling breasts were just some of the displays at Fieldays
![First timer looking to make history](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
First timer looking to make history
Female finalist rated chance to win Young Farmer of Year
![Paula Bennett praises farming future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Paula Bennett praises farming future
Paula Bennett was guest of honour at The Te Awamutu Chamber of Commerce After 5.
![Accuracy key to planning business on farms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=815)
Accuracy key to planning business on farms
A Te Awamutu man has launched a business to help Waikato farmers make accurate decisions.