Today The News introduces the 23 candidates who are running for mayor or a seat on the Waipā District Council. At a time when convincing people to stand – or remain on council – may have never been harder we acknowledge those who have spent $200 and put their hand up. Now it’s your turn to be involved – and to start thinking about who to vote for. Look for more on the forthcoming local body elections every week or online.
Orienteering Waikato members have found a way to support Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari with a Save the Sanctuary Rogaine. When the club heard the Department of Conservation had withdrawn operational funding from the Maungatautari Ecological Island…
Fonterra has raised concerns Global Contracting Solutions may not comply with council rules as part of its objection to a major a waste to energy plant in Waipā. In its submission to an Environmental Protection…
Chris Gardner catches up with the next chief executive – kaiwhakatere – of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. Incoming Te Wānanga o Aotearoa chief executive Evie O’Brien will be welcomed back to the Te Awamutu headquarters next…
The post-Christmas strain is showing in Waipā and the King Country. Chris Gardner checks on the region’s foodbanks and find a consistent story – the demand for help continues to grow. Te Awamutu Combined Churches…