Some of Waipā’s recycling collection is being trucked to Hamilton and Auckland for sorting to relieve pressure on the Te Awamutu sorting centre. The pressure created by excessive contamination – residents putting non recycling rubbish…
Some of Waipā’s recycling collection is being trucked to Hamilton and Auckland for sorting to relieve pressure on the Te Awamutu sorting centre. The pressure created by excessive contamination – residents putting non recycling rubbish…
Waipā District Council has scooped up yet another major award for its first spatial plan – this time against competitors from across the ditch. Ahu Ake – Waipā Community Spatial Plan has won the Community…
Police had a very busy week last week, but before I start, I would like to remind people that now we are approaching winter and the fog is getting heavier, it is important to stay…
A pair of relative newcomers to bridge are earning their stripes with the Cambridge Bridge Club. Sue Keating and Els Cochrane joined at the start of last year’s beginner bridge lessons series. After quickly getting…
Waipā farmers finally have a free solution to complete an accurate and approved farm environment plan which shows their farm terrain down to the nearest metre. Three-dimensional mapping data known as LiDar (Light Detection and…
An audit of the district’s art has taken place with a view to assessing what is worth keeping and what can be officially removed from Waipā District Council’s collection. More than 120 paintings, prints, sculptures…
Residential properties in Waipā have increased in value by an average of 46 per cent according to independent revaluations. It means the capital value of the average Waipā residential property is now $959,000 up from…
A second allocation of 25 kiwi in as many weeks made the trip from Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari and were welcomed in the capital – where they’ll be released into the Wellington hillside – on Tuesday….
A “disgusting act” Waipā District Council staff have labelled incredibly disappointing has left Te Awamutu CommSafe community safety officer Mandy Merson stunned. Nails were found superglued, point up, on play equipment at Kihikihi’s newly-minted John Rochfort…
Māori have been excluded from decision making in the council chamber for months, says a candidate for the Waipā by election. Bill Harris says he urged mayor Susan O’Regan to reconsider her decision to put…
