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China – should we be worried?

For 20 years or more, we have been impressed and surprised by the positive economic data that has been coming out of China. Growth has been between 7 and 10 per cent a year over…

Waste not, want not …..

Thirteen organisations will share $52,030 from the Waipā Waste Minimisation Community fund for projects as diverse as embedding worm farms into berms to establishing a reusable party supplies hire kit. Waste minimisation officer Sally Fraser…

The world around us

Did you know that the rock that makes up the top of Mount Everest is limestone that formed below the ocean? Enormous tectonic forces slowly pushed the rocks upwards to make a mountain range that…

Riding into the future

Groundbreaking equine reproduction – or horse breeding – research at Equibreed NZ is helping keep work undertaken by Kiwi industry specialists “right up there” on the world stage. And, director Dr Lee Morris says nearly…

Calving in the big wet

“I’ve been farming for nearly 30 years and can’t remember a season that’s been so wet for so long, particularly over summer.” Amongst at times “astronomical rainfall and the tough challenges” that’s brought with it,…

Street names balanced

Council staff appear to have struck the right balance when it comes to naming Waipā streets, says deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk. “A road name can be quite sensitive for our residents,” she told this week’s…

Fluoride debate call rejected

Waipā council staff say they’ve been assured by health officials that fluoridation of council’s water supplies is safe. There would therefore be no grounds to action two notices of motion from the Te Awamutu and…

Time to deck the Hall

The long wait for road and footpath improvements in one of Cambridge’s most historic streets is about to get a $350,000 refresh. Surface water ponding, potholes, tree debris build up and broken sections of sealing…

Prepare for impact …..

A Waipā farming leader says the hit dairy farmers are taking because of a reduced milk payout will hurt communities like Te Awamutu and Cambridge hard. Ōhaupō dairy farmer Andrew Reymer says incomes down on…

Why you should follow through…

Winter is still upon us with some very frosty mornings and lots of fog hitting the area of late. Please remember to manually turn on your headlights, drive to the conditions and defensively. On the…

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