Sitting councillors have had ‘exclusive’ access for eight weeks to a ratepayer satisfaction survey which produced a negative result for Waipā District Council. Two of the four mayoral candidates and a candidate in Pirongia have told…
Sitting councillors have had ‘exclusive’ access for eight weeks to a ratepayer satisfaction survey which produced a negative result for Waipā District Council. Two of the four mayoral candidates and a candidate in Pirongia have told…
We asked candidates what change they would drive in Waipā if they were elected and to sum up anything else. Plus, we asked what they thought Waipā council does best and what needs to be…
Local body politics isn’t sexy. It doesn’t have the presence of a Winston Peters, the charisma of a Jacinda Ardern, and local body “political editors” on TV news at six breathlessly reporting on the latest…
Urban Miners has a new truck thanks to what is probably the last piece of generosity by Waipā councillors in this term. At its final meeting in Te Awamutu on Tuesday, councillors agreed to gift…
A huge tract of Waipā land bordering Hamilton to the west and south will be transferred to the city council in a strategic agreement between the two local authorities. But it could be years before…
Twenty five Waipā residents, who swore their allegiances to King Charles III last week to become citizens, can probably lay claim to being among the first in the Commonwealth to do so. There was no…
It says RSA in the title – but a Te Awamutu computer support group is available for anyone. Originally a branch of SeniorNet, Te Awamutu RSA Computer Support Group merged with the RSA in 2017,…
Waipā disability organisations appear to have kept their concerns under the radar during the local body election campaign if responses to The News’ latest candidate surveys are anything to go by. Twenty five percent of…
Raglan’s resource recovery centre Xtreme Zero Waste has been showcased as an alternative to waste to energy in the wake of a proposal to build an incinerator in Te Awamutu. “Raglan’s Xtreme is already an…
The sun was bright and the music loud for the grand opening of Te Awamutu’s new parkour and skatepark on Saturday. “I’m loving it, absolutely loving it. This is why we do what we do…
