Reporting for bloody duty

Reporting for bloody duty

It has been years since The News’ senior writer Mary Anne Gill has given blood but sometime in the next few days, she will rectify that. Gill was one of the many New Zealand residents…

Memorial Park playground upgrade

Waipā District Council has taken another step forward with its work at Te Awamutu’s War Memorial Park. Early stages have been met with stiff opposition – what do you think of this plan? Let us…

The News in brief

Surplus down Waipā District Council adopted its annual report this week and the Statement of Comprehensive Revenue and Expense shows an operating surplus of just $1.1 million, lower than the budgeted $45.2 million and the…

Just briefly …..

Bus stats down School holidays saw a dip in regional bus statistics in both Te Awamutu and Cambridge last month. There were 8900 patrons on the Te Awamutu 24 service, down from 10,480 the previous…

What residents told Waipā District Council

We take a snapshot of comments from the district council’s residents’ survey. The guys who do the parks and gardens do a wonderful job. I am confident in my local council’s ability to look after…

‘Momentum’ in Waipā

A fire alarm interrupted Waipā councillors’ questions to economist Brad Olsen following his State of the Nation speech this week, but it provided time for an interview with senior writer Mary Anne Gill. Leading economist…

Walker claims BMX crown

Waipā riders were to the fore at last weekend’s national BMX champs in Tauranga. Cambridge’s Leila Walker and North Harbour’s Rico Bearman claimed the overall elite honours – both also had under-23 Union Cycliste Internationale…

All their world’s a stage…

Shakespeare comes to Te Awamutu on Friday. Te Awamutu College will host the Waikato Regional Sheilah Winn Shakespeare festival – and it will be the first opportunity students have had to gather face to face…

Maude: better …not bitter

An 18-year-old with ties to Waipā  history will go on a year-old mentoring journey with mayor Susan O’Regan. Maude Rewha was schooled at Pekapekakarau Primary, Te Awamutu Intermediate and Te Awamutu College. Her application for…