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A glass act

Holding a priceless piece of history in his gloved hands, he is quick to recognise the significance of his work. “It certainly is a unique job. I really enjoy the variety, but at the same…

Where art meets vegetables

Germinated in the fertile imaginations of the St Peter’s Catholic School community, a creative idea has blossomed into a colourful artwork. Principal Anita Asumadu is delighted with the school’s new garden mural, which capped off…

Audit: favourable, work to do

The annual Audit Report on Waipa District Council from Audit NZ has recently been publicly released. The overall conclusion is a favourable one: ‘the financial statements and statement of performance present fairly the Waipa’s activity…

Audit report pleases council

Audit New Zealand billed Waipā District Council $233,469 to conduct its annual audit and provide a management report to the Audit and Risk committee. The committee this week received the report, which has three new…

A colourful occasion

Toilet roll tossing, bouncy castles, pony rides and rolled ice creams made for a day “brimming with fun and excitement” as the community got behind Roto-o-Rangi School’s fun run and carnival recently, principal Wayne Donnellon…

Another ‘rollicking’ good party

Last week’s Christmas ‘knees-up’ at Achievement House went a long way towards celebrating a year’s work well done with hopes for an even better 2024. The enterprise relies heavily on charity and community wellbeing, and…

Council eyes sports control

Waipā’s 17 ratepayer-owned sports fields could soon be managed by the council rather than the clubs which lease them. The proposal was considered by the council’s Service Delivery committee on Tuesday after The News went…

It’s Mamaki for Tiitoki

Land Information New Zealand (Linz) rejected Tiitoki Lane as the name for a new street in the Patrick Hogan Retirement Village in Cambridge because there is already a Titoki Drive in Tamahere. After consultation with…

Plane v volcano

“The roar of these gusts could be heard above the plane’s engines. As the aircraft went through the ash and the heat it heaved and buckled and those in the cabin closed their eyes against…

Council, businesses clash over parking

Cambridge businesses are on a collision course with Waipā District Council over the removal of parking spaces in the central business district for a $10.2 million pathway project. Thirty two carparks will disappear from the…

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