Gambling policy unchanged

Pokies in Waipā will continue to be capped at 232 machines and transferred if the operator moves to a new venue. Council’s Strategic Planning and Policy committee confirmed today the 2019 Gambling Policy will be…

A narrow escape while riding on the Hamilton Road Cycleway prompted senior writer Mary Anne Gill to do some investigating into shared zones. It was about 9.15am and I was cycling back into Cambridge along…

A two-year bus trial to and from Hamilton is planned for Matangi and Tamahere commuters. But it comes with a proviso. The public transport trial should not come at the expense of the communities’ school…

The long-term Southern Links roading plan will unlock fertile Waikato land and open up commercial opportunities for the Waikato and Waipā districts. The project will link State Highway 1C from Kahikatea Drive in Hamilton to…

A Dog Control Policy and Bylaw has been adopted by Waipā District Council after months of public debate. The bylaw was last changed in 2015 and initial informal community engagement to update it began last…

Waipā’s alcohol compliance manager has hit out at the government for fast-tracking legislation which extended liquor licencing hours during the Rugby World Cup. Karl Tutty says it is concerning the Sale and Supply of Alcohol…

Lake Karāpiro users should leave behind any gold clams they see in the water and instead concentrate on cleaning up the equipment they use on the water. And to help lake users out, the Ministry…

Torrential rain beat National Party leader Christopher Luxon to Cambridge, but he did the right thing and took it with him after a 35-minute flying visit on Monday. Luxon was on his way to Matamata…

Cambridge’s town clock is playing up again, but it had nothing to do with daylight saving when clocks went forward an hour on Sunday morning. A mechanical part became jammed last week, freezing the time…

Double decker electric buses will operate from Leamington and Kihikihi through to Hamilton and back from January 1. The news was in a report tabled by Waikato Regional Council’s public transport planner Katherine Simpson to…