A Waipā district councillor earned himself a strong rebuke from mayor Jim Mylchreest last week for lobbying for an organisation the Cambridge representative had declared a conflict of interest with. Philip Coles is a member…
A Waipā district councillor earned himself a strong rebuke from mayor Jim Mylchreest last week for lobbying for an organisation the Cambridge representative had declared a conflict of interest with. Philip Coles is a member…
Waipā District Council will not be buying land on the corner of Mutu and Mahoe Streets in Te Awamutu. The Te Awamutu Presbyterian Church offered to sell 1000m2 of land to the council as it no longer…
Te Awamutu teenager Brylee Gibbes used a home video to secure her selection as the Taranaki-King Country Youth MP in the 10th New Zealand Youth Parliament. The 3-minute 22 second promotional piece featured the music…
Hello Cambridge and Te Awamutu, Despite Covid-19 having caused the cancellation of some of the usual Christmas events, it is nevertheless great to see the festive spirit being expressed in other ways. The festive season…
A collaborate approach between three Waikato councils has been established to protect the country’s only native land mammals. Pekapeka-tou-roa was a controversial, but clear winner of the 2021 New Zealand bird of the year and, are found throughout…
As fundraising continues to celebrate the Queen’s 1954 visit to Te Awamutu, Luke East shares the role residents played in other royal tours. The first royal to visit New Zealand was Queen Victoria’s second son…
Time has been standing still in two Waipā communities – but not for much longer. Waipā District Council staff stopped winding the Kihikihi War Memorial Clock in 2017 as they were no longer able to safely access the…
Waipā District Council will make a $15,000 contribution towards a new group which will lobby government to stall its controversial Three Waters Reforms. Councillors debated the source of the funding and whether it was council’s…
When Freeman Court residential manager Tricia Ball rescued yet another resident from one of the many low couches and chairs at the Te Awamutu retirement community, she knew she needed help. So, she asked the…
By Benjamin Wilson A father of three has a long road of recovery ahead of him after a tree branch fell on his car earlier this month. Because of injuries to his neck and spine,…
