Ōtorohanga District Council will debate the future of the district’s water services delivery model at an extraordinary council meeting on April 8, after receiving financial data in the next few weeks. Ōtorohanga councillors will decide…
Global Contracting Solutions has filed an objection with Waipā District Council against the cost of its resource consent application to build a waste to energy plant in Te Awamutu. The application will be heard by…
James Grafton moved north to become an apprentice in one of the most ancient trades. Senior writer Chris Gardner went to Kowhai Forge in Wharepapa South to find out his story. As soon as Rob…
Ian Brennan wants to develop a sustainable eco system which can tolerate harvesting, writes Chris Gardner. Ian Brennan is proud to call himself a “tree pervert”. Brennan has spent 18 years planting continuous cover native…
Te Awamutu’s “Space Dave” has complete faith that Nasa and other space agencies can deal with a rogue asteroid heading towards Earth. He says we should treat the emergence as a planetary emergency drill. Astronomers…
Chris Gardner continues our series of reviews of submissions and reports on the proposed Te Awamutu waste to energy plant. Nearly two thirds of submissions on the proposed Paewira Waste to Energy Plant in Racecourse…
Farmers have only weeks to wait to learn the extent of a Waikato Regional Council water quality plan change on their operations. As they wait for the final version of Plan Change One to fall…
Waipā District Council has been ordered to add fluoride to Cambridge water supplies. Last week anti-fluoride campaigners introduced American lawyer Michael Connett to underline their opposition – to an audience that, bar one, appeared to…
Waipā’s northern neighbours are wooing the council in an apparent effort to get the local authority to join their water services company. Discussions were held behind closed doors in Te Awamutu yesterday (Wednesday) between Hamilton,…
Incoming Te Wānanga o Aotearoa kaiwhakatere chief executive Evie O’Brien says she is excited and humbled to be appointed. O’Brien was welcomed back to Te Awamutu head office on Tuesday with a pōwhiri. “It has what…
