All that effort, all those words, all the advertising, videos and social media posts and what do we have to show for it with a week to go? When The News went to press, election…
All that effort, all those words, all the advertising, videos and social media posts and what do we have to show for it with a week to go? When The News went to press, election…
A late surge in nominations – many of them openly critical of the council – has set the stage for a fiery election campaign in Waipā. Most of the action is expected in the eastern…
Updated to include Don Sanders The News asked Cambridge ward candidates to provide us with no more than 30 words on why they were standing for public office and what one bit of difference would…
The News asked candidates to provide us with no more than 30 words on why they were standing for public office and what one bit of difference would they want to make if elected. Some…
The News asked Cambridge Community Board candidates to provide us with no more than 30 words on why they were standing for public office and what one bit of difference would they want to make…
This headline has been changed following a Media Council ruling. See: Candidate withdraws from mayoral race 12 June 2025 A 19-year-old Zulu orphan brought to New Zealand for a new life by his adoptive parents…
Waikato Regional Council chair Pamela Storey said, in a social media post today, some of what’s being said by council candidates about Plan Change 1 was simply incorrect. “One thing is clear: PC1 is before…
Federated Farmers’ Cambridge and Te Awamutu presented electoral candidates with a gift pack that included the organisation’s priorities for incoming farmers. Waipā dairy farmer Chris Lewis, who chaired the organisation’s candidates meeting in Te Awamutu…
Long serving Waipā District councillor Marcus Gower has thrown his support behind Susan O’Regan as mayor. Gower, first elected in 2010 for Te Awamutu, said under O’Regan’s leadership, many tough decisions had been made to…
It was the last Waipā District Council meeting of the term yesterday, and the 284-page agenda offered a mix of controversy and some tantalising public-excluded items. Staff advised councillors not to approve a notice of…
