Tamahere residents have been given a different take on why they should support the retention of Waikato District Council’s Māori wards. Ngāruawāhia based Tilly Turner will be returned unopposed to the council’s Tai Runga Māori…
Waikato has Māori wards at Waikato regional council level, in the Waipā, Waikato and Ōtorohanga districts and Hamilton city. Good Local Media neighbours – Ruapehu, Matamata-Piako and Taupō districts also have them. Leaders of those…
18 September, 10.45am The division is easy enough to spot. It’s steady as she goes in one camp, and time for change in the other. Aksel Bech has the backing of one Tamahere-Woodlands councillor, Mike…
Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan stood her ground and may have felt vindicated for it at tonight’s meet the candidates gathering in Cambridge. The audience comprised members of the Cambridge Business Chamber – members of a…
Cambridge’s first season in the Northern League football championship finished in bitter sweet fashion on Saturday. The men were set a challenging target of beating Wanderers in Hamilton while hoping results elsewhere went their way…
In a media released dated August 12, 2025, Waipā District Council announces, “a recent report found that three Waipā events generated $1.6 million in economic activity”. (see release below) Good Local Media has sought access…
The end is nigh. The future of Māori wards around the country goes to the vote in October, and I’ll be shocked if they do not get the thumbs down. A decade ago New Plymouth…
The government’s refusal to consider adding on-off ramps to the Waikato Expressway’s southern access to Cambridge is sort-sighted. And it is disappointing that the decision has been made despite prompting from Taupō MP Louise Upston…
Here we go again – encouraging voters to take an interest in the running of their districts. The candidates will be known tomorrow afternoon and after voting forms are posted from September 9, voting will…
On the day the news became public, Peter Nation delighted in being able to share it with his wider family – but in particular one person who had been an inspiration to him throughout his…
