Celebrating Waipa

Celebrating Waipa 2022

Invited guests joined mayor Susan O’Regan, councillors and community board members at the Don Rowlands Centre for the Celebrating Waipa event, formerly known as Friends of Council.

They were entertained by the Te Awamutu Intermediate kapa haka group.

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