The flagpole which overlooks Te Awamutu’s Anzac Green will be back in place soon – but the restoration work on it has done nothing to explain its story. Menzshed, the RSA, Waipā District Council and…
The flagpole which overlooks Te Awamutu’s Anzac Green will be back in place soon – but the restoration work on it has done nothing to explain its story. Menzshed, the RSA, Waipā District Council and…
When Janine Krippner saw the stone axe sitting on her parents’ bookshelf alongside some family photos at their Paterangi farm next to Lake Mangakaware, she immediately knew it didn’t belong there. Eight years in the…
My intention with my column has changed in direction somewhat in that I am going to start trying to highlight some of the good work our staff do on a weekly basis. If there is…
The return of the Waipā Fun Run on Sunday March 5 was welcomed by both competitors and organisers as an impressive 647 runners and walkers completed the course. Read more
Summer has finally come to the party and allowed the installation of the long-awaited second footbridge at Te Awamutu’s War Memorial Park. The bridge near the netball courts arrived on site yesterday (Monday) after months…
Waipā District Council has settled on an average rate increase of six per cent next year. The increase was discussed today and once confirmed, will apply from 1 July 2023. Council has allocated $1.5 million…
Formal consultation will begin later this month on new plans for the Sainsbury Road Reserve in Pirongia. Work was reactivated last year to optimise work on the popular spot near the Pirongia Mountain Bike Park….
The construction of a new signalised pedestrian crossing on Ōhaupō’s main street will start later this year. Work was anticipated to start in early 2023 however, due to procurement difficulties, it will now start at…
Waipā will send two representatives to France – mayor Susan O’Regan and Cambridge Community Board chair Jo Davies-Colley – to the opening of the New Zealand Museum and Visitor Centre in Le Quesnoy. The two…
Te Awamutu’s Museum is back, but with a new purpose and a new name. The museum was forced to close overnight last October following a seismic assessment which showed the building was vulnerable in an…
