Morris resigns as deputy CEO
Waipā deputy chief executive Ken Morris has resigned from his position and will leave the organisation in April. Morris has worked at the council for the past 15 years and is also the chief financial…
Waipā deputy chief executive Ken Morris has resigned from his position and will leave the organisation in April. Morris has worked at the council for the past 15 years and is also the chief financial…
When Te Awamutu’s Elizabeth Douglas called The News to say she was getting her head shaved as part of her cancer journey, we asked for a picture and some words. What eventually arrived was a…
Waipā District Council today signalled its preference to join with six other Waikato councils to form a Council Controlled Organisation for the future delivery of water and wastewater services. At a public workshop, elected members…
The Great Sequah I’m the oldest Great Grandson of Charles Frederick Rowley, otherwise known as “The Great Sequah”. (editor’s note: the “quack doctor” mentioned in Cars, cows and miracle cures – A Snip in Time…
Dutch elm disease A second case of Dutch Elm disease has been confirmed in Waipā and an elm removed from the southeast corner of Victoria Square in Cambridge. The 100-year-old tree was vaccinated against the…
By Julie Guest St John Anglican Parish I wonder what you hope for this Christmas. Whether we are heading home to our whanau or we ourselves are the hosts, all of us have hopes. Maybe…
Water safety agencies are calling on people to take care on the Waikato River this summer, particularly around dams and lakes in the Waipā and South Waikato districts. Water Safety New Zealand statistics showed 287…
Pay your way In this last year I have been very disappointed to see so many vehicles with expired road registration – some months expired and some by years. A recent one outside the information…
Parking plans I have now read several articles on parking recently that all put up an argument from different perspectives. Previously, I served at Heart of Gisborne for six years, including three as City Manager,…
A health warning has been issued today by National Public Health Service, advising people to avoid recreational water activity at Lake Ngā Roto, due to a significant rise in the cyanobacteria (blue green algae) concentration….
