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Here’s the real scoop

Good Local Media promised you the best coverage possible of the election in Waipā and we are delivering. We challenged every candidate to respond to 10 questions on issues such as borrowing to fund shortfalls,…

Getting on the council radar

It took a Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA) request from The News to obtain reports that, until recently, were regularly included in Waipā District Council agendas. On the Radar is the council’s…

Speed zone plan unveiled

New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi has unveiled plans to improve safety at an intersection near Hamilton Airport. Public consultation opened this week on a series of safety proposals – and one is the introduction…

Farm owners, workers fined

A Taranaki farm owner of a Waipā farm and its contract milkers have been fined a total of $27,000 for failing to ensure 230 cattle had sufficient food. The charges dated back to 2022. JKD…

Hidden music of volcanoes

As we move through our days, much of our experience comes from different forms of energy, carried by waves. We detect light with our eyes, temperature with our skin, and sound with our ears. Sound…

On the Hustings

Last week we discussed how much – or little – Waipā District Council was spending on print advertising for the election campaign. If your digital feed is full of Waipā adverts, that is where your…

Community embraces Chinese culture

The fourth and final China Youth Art Exhibition and New Zealand-China Cultural Connection Book Fair was held in the Cambridge Town Hall on Saturday. Organiser Dandi Wang made the announcement of its last appearance before…

Cause, effect and the goal

A celebrated Samoan-born businessman who made history as New Zealand’s first Pasifika computer science graduate and the first to earn an MBA, spoke last week on the value to his life of ‘cause and effect’….

These rates are not high

As expected, the reserve bank cut their Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points to three  per cent last week. This decision was reasonable. Both the Bank of England the the Reserve Bank of Australia…

Hockey players need new turf

They are Waikato junior hockey champions – but unless their school can find $1.5 million to fund a new turf, staying on top will be an uphill battle. Cambridge High School’s top junior boys’ and…

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