Ratepayers paid just over $17,000 in airfares and accommodation for mayor Susan O’Regan, councillors Dale-Maree Morgan and Marcus Gower, chief executive Steph O’Sullivan, group manager Strategy Kirsty Downey, project lead Vanessa Honore and mana whenua…
A new funeral home on the site of the now closed Lyceum Club site in Cambridge is among 87 approved land use consents issued by Waipā District Council in the first six months of the…
Mercury Energy is two weeks into a jet grouting trial at its Arapuni hydro dam, laying the groundwork for $120 million major remediation work scheduled to begin next year. Principal project manager Tom Newson said…
Kāwhia’s Gaylene Kanawa is about to hit the local body elections’ campaign trail with her colleagues at Waipa, Hamilton and Otorohanga councils to increase voter participation during the election period by offering more special voting…
Here we go again – encouraging voters to take an interest in the running of their districts. The candidates will be known tomorrow afternoon and after voting forms are posted from September 9, voting will…
The financial strain of burying loved ones is becoming more evident, two Waipā funeral directors say. Waipā District Council has confirmed significant increases in burial-related fees for 2025-26 and 2026-27 in its 2025-2034 Long Term…
Candidate withdraws Fabio Rodrigues has withdrawn as a Waikato district mayoral candidate throwing his support behind former deputy mayor Aksel Bech’s second all or nothing bid to be mayor and oust incumbent Jacqui Church. Rodrigues,…
Correction: The person pictured at the Local Government New Zealand conference awards dinner was Beca chief executive Amelia Linzey, not Ngā Iwi Toopu o Waipā’s Maria Huata (Kirikiriroa Kaunihera). The News apologises for the error….
She’s a straight-talking Cambridge farmer and agribusiness consultant with a sharp wit and a love of a good post-game wine. He’s a seasoned grand master from Te Aroha who’s been playing bridge since 1970. Today,…
The third edition of Te Awa River Ride’s Light Night will take place next month, as artists continue to add new sculptures along the popular trail. Te Awa River Ride Charitable Trust trail manager Sarah…
