It’s down to specials
The political futures of 10 Waipā candidates rest with special votes which are unlikely to be processed before tomorrow. (Thursday) As The News went to press, Liz Stolwyk and Stu Kneebone were neck and neck…
The political futures of 10 Waipā candidates rest with special votes which are unlikely to be processed before tomorrow. (Thursday) As The News went to press, Liz Stolwyk and Stu Kneebone were neck and neck…
Water is back on the table at Waikato District Council following Aksel Bech’s decisive mayoral victory over incumbent Jacqui Church. Bech returns to the council where he previously served as deputy mayor before losing to…
Midday More shocks. Liz Stolwyk who looked to have been beaten by Stu Kneebone for the second Waipa King Country spot on Waikato Regional Council has now edged ahead following the release of preliminary results…
All that effort, all those words, all the advertising, videos and social media posts and what do we have to show for it with a week to go? When The News went to press, election…
Greg Foran returned to Hamilton last month on Air New Zealand’s first domestic jet service to the airport in 25 years. He spoke to senior writer Mary Anne Gill as his remarkable leadership journey with the…
A late surge in nominations – many of them openly critical of the council – has set the stage for a fiery election campaign in Waipā. Most of the action is expected in the eastern…
This headline has been changed following a Media Council ruling. See: Candidate withdraws from mayoral race 12 June 2025 A 19-year-old Zulu orphan brought to New Zealand for a new life by his adoptive parents…
It was the last Waipā District Council meeting of the term yesterday, and the 284-page agenda offered a mix of controversy and some tantalising public-excluded items. Staff advised councillors not to approve a notice of…
The last time an Air New Zealand jet flew commercially from Hamilton Airport, Russ Rimmington and John Hewitt were mayors of Hamilton and Waipā. A quarter of a century later, their successors Paula Southgate and…
Waipā event organisers say they’re being forced to rethink traditional routes, shifting away from public roads and footpaths to avoid escalating traffic management costs. The latest example is the Cambridge Harriers and Athletic Club, which…
