Veteran Waipā councillor Clare St Pierre has announced her candidacy for mayor, driven by what she calls “12 years of financial frustration” and two consecutive years of steep rate increases. The 64-year-old Pirongia resident is…
Veteran Waipā councillor Clare St Pierre has announced her candidacy for mayor, driven by what she calls “12 years of financial frustration” and two consecutive years of steep rate increases. The 64-year-old Pirongia resident is…
When Mike Pettit wants to reconnect with what he loves about Waipā, he hikes to the top of Pukemako Scenic Reserve behind his Cambridge home. It was there at Maungakawa, alongside his wife Nicola and…
Waipā deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk will stand for Waikato Regional Council in the Waikato-King Country constituency at October’s local body elections. The 52-year-old Ōhaupō dairy farmer and Lake Karāpiro Domain manager will stand down from…
He’s opted out of another term as a ward councillor – and even thought about resigning – but Mike Keir now wants the Waikato district mayoral chains. Jacqui Church has held them for the last…
Hamilton city councillor Andrew Bydder says he will stand for both Waipā and Hamilton councils at the upcoming local body elections. Bydder, a 54-year-old Cambridge architectural designer, has ruled out a bid for Waipā mayor…
This month Good Local Media launches its Local Choice campaign for the local body elections in Waikato Business News and our community newspapers in Cambridge, Te Awamutu and King Country. We’ve got six months to…
When Elise Badger returned home after living in Australia for a decade, she wanted to make a positive impact on the community. She ran for the Cambridge Community Board under the banner ‘Committed to…
A raft of fresh faces could sit around the Waipā District Council table later this year following confirmation two long-standing elected members are getting out and others might follow. Andrew Brown and Bruce Thomas have…
Waipā district mayor Susan O’Regan is planning for a second term and will seek re-election in October. The News sought comments from mayors in the Good Local Media readership area following Paula Southgate’s announcement she…
The almost indecent haste Waipā District councillors decided to continue with First Past the Post for the next two local body elections, given the woeful 39.65 per cent turnout at last year’s election, came as…
