Licence granted
Police, the licensing inspector and the Medical Officer of Health opposed the renewal of Five Stags in Leamington’s liquor licence. Photo: Mary Anne Gill
Leamington’s Five Stags Tavern has been granted an on-licence for a further three years by the Waipā Licensing Committee. The police, Medical Officer of Health and Waipā licensing officers raised concerns about intoxication, disorderly behaviour, and alcohol-related harm.
The committee said the incidents were isolated in the context of a long operational history and its suitability never formally called into question before the latest application. With continued firm management and director oversight, the tavern will carry out properly the responsibilities that go with the holding of a licence and is therefore a suitable entity to continue holding an on-licence, it said.
Paewira waste to energy plant stalls
Don’t Burn Waipa protestors at Waipa District Council
The Environmental Protection Authority has suspended the processing of Global Contracting Solution’s resource consent application to build a waste to energy plant in Te Awamutu.
Don’t Burn Waipā shared an email received from the EPA via social media yesterday saying all work on the application will stop from today (Thursday) after the applicant failed to pay its costs.
The project will not move forward until the applicant pays the balance of its costs.
EPA external communications team leader Marina Skinner refused to comment on the announcement lastnight and told The News to get back in touch today.
Paewira has sparked significant controversy. The plant would burn 150,000 tonnes of waste annually to generate electricity, but it faces strong opposition from residents and local councils due to concerns about its impact on the environment, health, and local economy.
An artist’s impression of the proposed plant.
Board elections
Chantel Fourie-Stokes, Nathan Shore, James Goodrich, Amy van der Loo, Megan Vuglar, Elizabeth Harvey, Dan Finn and Corren Ngerengere are vying for the six spots on Cambridge High School’s board. Meanwhile Wade Bell, Jo Sheridan and Nicki-Leigh Heta have been elected to the Te Awamutu College board as parent representatives. Brian Winter was elected as the board staff representative.
Warrants in Waipā
Eleven people are facing a range of charges after police swooped across the Waikato region last week. Properties in Te Awamutu and Kihikihi were among those targeted as suspects with active warrants sought.
More AEDs
Henry Strong
HeartSafe Cambridge, which provides AEDs around the town, added three more in the last year, chairman Henry Strong has reported. They were at Joe’s Garage, Four Square on Thornton Road and below the Velodrome as part of the Te Awa River Ride. In his annual report he also announced “another year with no AED thefts. Let’s hope this continues”.
Victim named
The person who died in the single vehicle crash on SH23 in Whatawhata on Saturday was Julia Organ, 55, of Te Awamutu. The circumstances of the crash remain under investigation.
