School closes Ōtorohanga College turned to online learning for two days last week as authorities investigated a brawl that started after a car full of young people drove onto school grounds. College board co-chair Duncan…
School closes Ōtorohanga College turned to online learning for two days last week as authorities investigated a brawl that started after a car full of young people drove onto school grounds. College board co-chair Duncan…
The councillor who has been given a signficant pay rise following a reshuffle around the council table has said he is not worth it. Mike Montgomerie told the council meeting today the increase, which took…
Update February 22, 12pm Cambridge ward member Roger Gordon remains the lowest paid elected councillor following mayor Susan O’Regan’s decision to change committee membership while Mike Montgomerie is now the highest paid councillor – ahead…
The tense relationship between police, liquor licensing officials and Cambridge Raceway over the drunken behaviour of patrons two years ago was laid bare at a hearing this week. At stake is the renewal of the…
A 34-page memo from Delivery Performance manager Sherryn Paterson in an open forum last week helped Waipā councillors decide a seven council regional organisation was the better option for the district. Her memo was also…
Soil moisture levels are now plummeting as a dry February starts to bite. The Waikato and South Auckland Primary Industry Adverse Event Cluster core group convened on February 11 to collectively review conditions and intel…
Farmers have only weeks to wait to learn the extent of a Waikato Regional Council water quality plan change on their operations. As they wait for the final version of Plan Change One to fall…
A shaded ‘natural’ stream will have an average water temperature of around 16°C but open, slow flowing waterways may have temperatures peaking at around 30°C in summer months. Research has shown that one kilometre of…
Waipā District Council looks set to make some radical changes to its District Plan to accommodate the burgeoning kiwifruit and horticulture industry. Proposed changes include reducing road and internal boundary setbacks for protective structures over…
Waikato Regional Council recently confirmed its proposed Annual Plan budget. Thanks to a lot of good work by our chief executive and his staff, careful consideration by councillors and following a series of workshops with…
