St John full of colour This month’s Colour Run at Lake Ngā Roto in support of St John proved successful and was loads of fun, says organiser Tracy Chisholm. The April 7 event attracted over…
St John full of colour This month’s Colour Run at Lake Ngā Roto in support of St John proved successful and was loads of fun, says organiser Tracy Chisholm. The April 7 event attracted over…
After a small hiatus I am back from leave and am looking forward to filling you all in with a review of the week showing how busy our staff have been. Monday – A theft…
An amalgamation discussion right now could be short and pretty one sided in Waikato. A snap survey of Waikato’s civic leaders suggested the most do not buy into Waikato Chamber of Commerce head Don Good’s…
Like many for whom Anzac Day brings family into sharp focus, Len Hatwell’s thoughts turn at this time to the trials faced by his forebears. The Te Awamutu man’s uncle Frank, or Frances Aloysius Ligouri…
The head of the Waikato Chamber of Commerce wants to spark a debate on the 35-year-old local government boundaries in the province. The last local government reforms introduced a regional tier, male-dominated borough and county…
This time in 1980 in the United States activity was increasing at Mount St Helens volcano, Washington. Several earthquakes were detected in mid-March, alerting scientists at the United States Geological Survey (USGS, the equivalent of…
Council backtracks Waipā District Council has taken the proposed blue blob “preferred” position off the table for a third bridge as part of its Cambridge Connections programme following a community storm. The announcement was made…
I often wonder who reads the ‘Faith’ column in the paper, that is, aside from me and the other contributors. I figure it must be people “of faith,” because we all have faith in something….
At full moon Maurice Mahon often went a little strange. He was considered rather eccentric but not dangerous although he once threatened his employer, Mr Hunter, Sr, with an axe. He had been living with…
Waipa District Council’s debt level on June 30, 2022, was $149.5 million. A year later it was $226 million, a rise of 51 per cent. By June it is projected to be $296.8 million, a…
