Waipa stand at Farmers Market
A catchment-based model for local government reform has emerged as a contender in the Waikato, and early public feedback suggests growing interest in splitting the region along river lines.
Option D, based on catchments and different sea coasts, is gaining support.
Cambridge ward councillor Pip Kempthorne, left, shows Gerry Westenberg a map of the options at the Farmers’ Market while behind him Waipā council chief executive Steph O’Sullivan discusses with a member of the public. Photo: Mary Anne Gill
