A 34-page memo from Delivery Performance manager Sherryn Paterson in an open forum last week helped Waipā councillors decide a seven council regional organisation was the better option for the district. Her memo was also…
A 34-page memo from Delivery Performance manager Sherryn Paterson in an open forum last week helped Waipā councillors decide a seven council regional organisation was the better option for the district. Her memo was also…
The tense relationship between police, liquor licensing officials and Cambridge Raceway over the drunken behaviour of patrons two years ago was laid bare at a hearing this week. At stake is the renewal of the…
Opening kept quiet A good news health story was kept under wraps by Health NZ at the weekend. The opening of a regional renal centre by the Māori Queen Nga Wai Hono i te po…
Students are again regularly riding at speed on pavements in the main shopping areas of town on their daily commute. This poses a risk to other pavement users – especially after school – when many…
Waipā deputy chief executive Ken Morris has resigned from his position and will leave the organisation in April. Morris has worked at the council for the past 15 years and is also the chief financial…
Former Te Awamutu Sports players Gideon and Malachi Wrampling are preparing for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season with the Chiefs. Fellow former Te Awamutu Sports representative Tai Cribb is also training with the Chiefs…
World Wetlands Day at Lake Rotopiko just south of Ōhaupō was an overwhelming success for its organisers, attracting close to 200 visitors in just four hours. The collaborative family day was held in alignment with…
A committee of Pirongia residents are working towards creating a community sports hub in the village. Members Michael Earwaker, Layne Kerr and Don Gray asked for community feedback and received 87 submissions. The feedback was…
A very important part of volcano monitoring is understanding seismicity, meaning earthquakes or vibrations that move through the Earth that we sometimes feel at the surface. Most volcanic earthquakes are too small to be felt…
Waikato District Council welcomed new chief executive, Craig Hobbs, at its Ngāruawāhia council chambers last week. A pōwhiri was attended by more than 100 people including representatives from other councils, iwi, business and community leaders…
