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McKenzie a friend to Emery

Emery Cooper has been a regular at McKenzie Centre in Hamilton for nearly a year and her progress has given parents Kathleen and Stefan hope for their daughter’s future. Born in October 2020, Emery is…

Op changes at council

Waipā chief executive Garry Dyet will be able to settle legal claims up to $50,000 – $40,000 more than currently – under changes approved by the council this week. Dyet can also approve up to…

Hotel plans revealed

Masonic Hotel will be no more. But what it will be called once it becomes Cambridge’s new boutique hotel is something its owner Gerry Westenberg is not prepared to reveal yet. Westenberg was one of…

Former trust chair gone

Former Waipa Networks Trust chair Craig Sanders is no longer a trustee. Sanders – who led the trust for nine years – told The News on Monday it was because he had moved to Dunedin…

Modest rent increase for pensioner housing

Tenants in Waipā District Council’s pensioner housing units will see a modest rental increase from next month. The rental increases were received at Tuesday’s council meeting, following an independent rates assessment based on market rental…

Four! Councillors want more

Just seven of 30 politicians who responded to a Good Local Media poll said they were comfortable with a three-year term for councils. Twenty thought going to four years was a better option, three were…

Repair plan gets a tick

Cambridge’s town clock will undergo “open heart surgery” costing more than $450,000 but the upside is once the work is done, operating and maintenance costs will reduce. Property Services project manager Greg Boyle told Waipā…

Ninety new citizens welcomed

Ninety Waipā residents were sworn in on Friday as New Zealand residents in the second of two citizenship ceremonies held this year. Nearly a third were from South Africa prompting mayor Susan O’Regan to enlist…

Welcome to Sir Patrick’s village

Whangārei researcher Joan Leversedge put her skills to the test when she and partner Bob Dobson went looking for somewhere to retire. And they found it in the newly named Patrick Hogan Retirement Village midway…

Pensioner rent review

Councillors went behind closed doors this week to discuss rents for tenants living in Waipā District pensioner houses. The likelihood of their rents rising is high because superannuation payments rose by more than seven per…

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