From epic places in the Waikato to epic locals doing great things
It’s all here in the January issue of Te Kowhai News:
• Meet Te Kowhai’s Police Community Liason Officer: Amber Lee
• Max Clear’s memorial bench.
• A second Christensen champion cyclist.
• Shirley Warner captures memories of Hughie Clear.
• What’s going on with all the MotoCross stuff being nicked? Have you been a target? Can you share your story?
• And while we’re asking questions, what’s up with all the footpaths being dug up … again?
• Locals get behind the Australian Bushfire Appeals.
• A new regular column: St Stephen’s News from the Pews by Ruth Smart.
The next issue will be in March and the content deadline is Friday 28 February. Send your stories and photos of great places to eat in the Waikato to Tekowhainews@gmail.com
Poll: Do you set New Year’s resolutions?
🎉 2026 is almost here!
We’re curious ... how do you welcome it?
Do you set resolutions, follow special traditions, or just go with the flow?
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10.4% Yes! New Year, New Me
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20.6% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
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68.9% Nah - not for me
From rugged campsite to 7.5ha resort
Grant Kilby has always loved camping. His mum was director of health at the YMCA, and he would attend YMCA camps in the school holidays. “I think it was mandatory that I was there,” he jokes.
He went on camping holidays with his parents, and later, took his own kids.
“Camping’s been in my blood.”
Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!
Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?
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78.8% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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21.2% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
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