Table tennis programme planned

Kihikihi’s table tennis club is looking for support for a programme to fund 10 selected Waikato players. Barb Shepp and Hyrum Sunnex – both national champions – are promoting the plan and looking for 10…

Pirongia residents have been told there is little chance they will succeed in their latest efforts to prevent a 5G cell phone tower rising in the village. About 40 residents met in the town’s community…

Mobile tower infrastructure company Connexa has caught Pirongia residents on the hop by announcing a new cell tower will be erected in the town next month. It will be at the same site which prompted…

It’s been a long time between beers. The last edition of this column ran before the Covid lockdown. “I’ll get it up and running soon,” I have regularly told Gary and David between beers. You…

Health New Zealand’s chief clinical advisor is encouraging people to look only at “trusted sources of information” when trying to find answers to health questions. Sharon Sime, Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Chief…

ACC is providing rongoā Māori – traditional Māori healing – at this week’s national Waka Ama championships. Its partnership with Waka Ama is part of a strategy, Huakina Te Rā, which has the vision of…

Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari neighbours are being offered “aversion training’ for their dogs – as part of the project to establish the North Island’s first breeding colony for over a century. Community support for the sanctuary…

Good Local Media – the company which publishes The News – has added another masthead to its portfolio. Owner David Mackenzie announced this week he had purchased the King Country News, which had been part…

As we emerge from the shadow of an epidemic and endure cost of living rises, one thing is certain in 2024 – councils around the country, including Waipā, will announce major rate increases. Waipā’s proposed…

The new government will be asked to approve or decline the waste to energy plant application for Te Awamutu. A statement from the Waikato Regional Council last week announced it is asking Environment minister Penny…