Te Awamutu isite Visitor Information Centre

27/06/2025

Awesome! Hope everyone who bought a ticket from us enjoys the trip tomorrow, Saturday 28th June. Head to the Te Awamutu isite Visitor Information Centre by 7.50am, coach leaves at 8am. Plenty of parking up Gorst Avenue, past the rose gardens or across the road in the old Bunnings car park 😁

27/06/2025

The Rosetown Monthly Fair is cancelled tomorrow,
Saturday 28th June. The Information Centre will be open from 10am to 12pm, then closed until Wednesday 2nd July 😁

26/06/2025

Fundraiser for your local Life Education, Waipā King Country Life Education Trust, 2pm Saturday 5th July, at our amazing The Regent Theatre Te Awamutu 😁

🎬 Join us for a fun afternoon at the movies!
We're hosting a special screening of Disney Pixar's Elio at the Regent Theatre to raise funds for Life Education in the Waipā King Country 🌟 It'll be a fun afternoon for the whole whānau and a fundraiser for a great cause.

📅 Saturday 5th July
🕑 2:00 PM
📍 Regent Theatre, Te Awamutu
💰 $20 – includes the movie, popcorn & a drink!

🦒 Meet Harold the Giraffe, grab some merch, and support health & wellbeing education in our local schools.

🎟️ Book your tickets now via our form: https://forms.gle/fuisYzz3dW2kaU8K9

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26/06/2025

Huge thanks to the Lions Club of Te Awamutu for their donation. With the Information Centre losing funding from our local council, we rely on funding support from local organisations to keep our doors open, and to continue to provide our services and support to our community and visitors 😁

So grateful for this support 🥰

26/06/2025

Huge thanks to the Rosetown Lions of Te Awamutu for their donation to the Information Centre, helping to keep our doors open. We are very grateful for the support.

Losing the funding from our local council means we need the support of local organisations to ensure we can continue to provide the same services and support for our community and visitors.

Thanks Rosetown Lions 😁

Last night's dinner meeting was fairly 'quiet' in that we had no guest speaker. The week was proving extra busy, especially for our president Nellie.and secretary Jenny attending District Training over the w/e, our usual monthly Kihikihi Lions dinner on Monday, sorting coins for HU4K Tuesday, and helping TA Lions in their Kai Kart Wed-Fri at Fieldays. That's not to say we were actually quiet - it was a great time to chat.
Near the end of the evening we had representatives from other community groups receive part of our annual donation. It's always rewarding to hear how grateful they are, and how our donation will help them.
They were... Abbie from Waipa King Country Life Education Trust; Harriet from Te Awamutu iSite; Andrew from Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB). Julie coordinator for Daffodil Day, joined us to promote the need for helpers for their street appeal on 29th August.

26/06/2025

Have your say! Want a bus service between Te Awamutu and Cambridge, or Pirongia? Want to see any other improvements? Give your feedback now 😁

What does the future of local bus services look like? 📢 Public consultation is now open for feedback on a range of proposals for Hamilton city, northern Waikato, Matamata-Piako, Raglan, Hauraki, and Thames-Coromandel districts.
📩 Submissions close 11.59pm on Sunday 13 July 2025

Got questions? Please contact Waikato Regional Council:
👉 [email protected]
📞 0800 800 401

Your voice matters! Complete the feedback form online here:
yourvoicematters.waikatoregion.govt.nz/future-bus-services

Waikato Regional Council | Hamilton City Council | Waikato District Council | | | Thames-Coromandel District Council

26/06/2025

Celebrating the Maori new year, as the stars come into sight, with Matariki celebrations. Local Te Awamutu artists designed and created these flags flying outside the Information Centre from 20th June and for the next couple of weeks. See what designs you can spot as they flutter in the breeze 😁☀️

24/06/2025

We will be open 9am to 1pm this Saturday 28th June 9am to 1pm, when the Rosetown Monthly Fair is on. Pop in for your cash out, and our usual services and gifts 😁

**we will be closed Friday 27th, Monday 30th June and Tuesday 1st July**

22/06/2025

Tickets are $85 for your return coach trip and entrance to the Auckland Art Show, this Saturday 28th June, available at Te Awamutu isite Visitor Information Centre at 1 Gorst Avenue, or by phone/email.

Last chance this Monday 23rd to Wednesday 25th June to get your tickets, then the Information Centre will be closed Thursday/Friday, until after the trip.

Pop in to see us or phone/email
07 871 3259
[email protected]

20/06/2025

Bus fares are increasing from 1st July, here is what you need to know:

1 GET A BEE CARD Bee cards are available to purchase for $5 from: beecard.co.nz Hamilton Transport Centre one of the retailers listed below. If you are a SuperGold Card holder, Bee Cards are free of charge from the BUSIT counter inside the Transport Centre.

19/06/2025

Come and buy your ticket from us to join in on this amazing trip for our community, or you can phone or email 😁

Phone: 07 871 3259
Email: [email protected]

19/06/2025

A national celebration of volunteers across New Zealand/Aotearoa this week! 😁

We couldn’t open our doors without our amazing volunteers, huge thank you to each of you for giving your time and energy to serving and supporting our community and visitors.

It’s never a dull day here, with all the interesting questions and enquiries, you always rise to the challenge and go the extra mile to find the answers and information being sought, connecting our community.

We are a diverse group, coming from all backgrounds and bringing unique skills and passion to the role. We provide volunteer opportunities for anyone seeking to learn new valuable skills while seeking paid employment, great for your CV! Some are new to living in Te Awamutu or even New Zealand, and want to get to know the area and our community. Many want to give their time to helping others, selflessly donating their time and energy.

We are very grateful to each of you for all you bring - a huge thank you!

A submission and meeting with council this week on their Long Term Plan, we are ever hopeful for a positive outcome, with some funding support to help keep our doors open. We have minimised our outgoings and operational costs, having our wonderful volunteers is a huge part of this, without compromising on our services, we have increased our sustainable self driven income, our request is for just half of our budget to be funded by council. In the huge council millions of dollars budget we are asking for just $60k to keep us open, providing support and services to our community and visitors. Fingers crossed council can see our efforts and wonderful volunteer support, the amazing work that we do, and support our not-for-profit with this funding so we can continue to provide volunteering opportunities to our community.