Heavy spring rain has set up a productive season for farmers, says a Waipā farming leader. Te Awamutu Federated Farmers representative and Ōhaupō farmer Andrew Reymer said while there were some heavy falls, none of…
Some cemeteries will be at full capacity in a little over a decade, district councillors have been told. The region’s 10 public cemeteries can take another 12,000 burials – which at the current rate would…
A small Waipā farm is catering for a growing demand for raw milk. Humpbridge Milk, which opened in 2018, has become a popular service, giving customers an insight into milk production. The self-serve shop and…
Vaping has become an epidemic among Waipā youth, Cambridge High School deputy principal John McDonnell told district councillors this week. And councillors heeded his call for them to be leaders and limit the supply to…
A new district-wide naming policy could see Bryce streets in Cambridge and Kihikihi disappear and John Hewitt Drive in Maungatautari moved to Te Miro. Two submitters to the proposed Waipā District Council Naming Policy were…
Blair Voorend takes readers through Waipā new water treatment plant. With water a big issue talked about around the country, in Waipā the Water Treatment Plant on Parallel Road is close to completion. But many…
Waipā ratepayers will see a 4.6 per cent increase in their rates when they get their first instalment in the post this month. Over 10 years, the average rates’ increase will be 2.2 per cent…
The Streets for People campaign in Cambridge will soldier on, Waipā District councillors have decided. They decided at their full council meeting this week that the wave of negative responses to the project’s trial period…
Residents around Karāpiro Piarere would support a toll road if that’s what it takes to get the Waikato expressway extended to the northern boundary of South Waikato. A straw poll at a community meeting last…
Covid’s tentacles even stretch to citizenship ceremonies. A new cluster of naturalised New Zealanders attended a ceremony in Te Awamutu last Friday, and mayor Jim Mylchreest noted that, thanks to Covid, the number of such events – and…
