Holt outlines work ahead
The newly elected Te Awamutu Community Board must improve its communication with the council and be a better advocate for the community. “It is about working better with council, focusing with on advocacy, and being…
The newly elected Te Awamutu Community Board must improve its communication with the council and be a better advocate for the community. “It is about working better with council, focusing with on advocacy, and being…
Update Friday 14 October John Wood has pipped Norris Hall to the fifth spot on the Te Awamutu Community Board when returning officer Warwick Lampp posted the final results today. Wood secured 1823 votes to…
Takena Stirling will be the first to represent Māori on Waipā’s newest ward. The 38-year-old commercial lawyer and soon to be councillor picked up more than half of the Māori ward’s 552 votes when voting…
Thousands are expected to participate in Te Awamutu’s annual kapa haka celebration next month. “The highlight of the event is that it is for everybody, it is not just something that is aimed towards just…
The national commemoration of the New Zealand Land Wars is being acknowledged with flags on display throughout Te Awamutu. “We are highlighting that on October 28 we will have commemorations for the Land Wars, and…
A record frost is likely to trigger a national berry shortage – and have longer term effects. Temperatures reached negative 2.9 degrees at the Hamilton Airport last Friday, but at Waipā’s Monavale Blueberries the temperatures…
Te Awamutu’s Operation Christmas Hampers is in a much better position than it was last year, but volunteers have a lot of work to do. “It is going a lot better this year, but we…
A push to “reconnect and recover” from Covid impacts is being championed by support group Connexu. Connexu works with adults who have intellectual, physical, or sensory disabilities and people living with neurological conditions. Reconnecting disabled…
A field day has left farmers enthusiastic for their part to play in the recovery of Lake Ngā Roto’s water quality. “I think there was a lot of enthusiasm for getting the message out there……
Global Contracting Solution’s (GCS) waste to energy proposal must face the court of public opinion before it is progressed. Waipā District Council made the decision for the company’s resource consent application to be notified last…
