More than a year after the first plan was presented to the public on the future of Te Awamutu’s Memorial Park, the district council has endorsed a revamped version. There was vocal opposition to aspects…
More than a year after the first plan was presented to the public on the future of Te Awamutu’s Memorial Park, the district council has endorsed a revamped version. There was vocal opposition to aspects…
Hamilton will go to the 2022 local body elections without a Māori seat. The city council voted 8-4 against establishing a Māori ward in the first vote on the issue in the province since the…
A Waipā District Councillor has delivered a public message to the community after itemizing a litany of abusive messages posted on social media platforms. And she has exposed the vicious abuse which has become the…
Former New Plymouth mayor Andrew Judd, a major voice in the move to enable Māori wards to be created without being hooked by a referendum, says Waipā District Councillors should be leading change rather than…
Saturday morning walks in the park, pre-sunrise coffees in the Red Kitchen in Te Awamutu – it’s all part of the job for Waipā Disrict Councillors as they initiate feedback for the district’s Long Term…
A tour of a park has brought up questions from about the future of a Te Awamutu landmark. Waipā District Council hosted a tour of Te Awamutu’s Memorial Park on Saturday and about 50 residents…
Long-standing Te Awamutu lawyer Richard Swarbrick swapped the trappings of his job last weekend for a spin at his second love – model trains. He joined the Greater Waikato Railway Modellers at their open day…
Reuben and Deb Connolly have been named winners of the region’s Share Farmer of the Year category at the Waikato Dairy Industry Awards. The other big winners were Christopher Gerard Vila, who became the 2021…
Waipa District Council is set to start the new water connection between Kihikihi and Te Awamutu. The connection will see a new 4.8km watermain built in the road reserve along Park, Golf and Flat roads,…
A move to give the Director General of Health the power to determine whether fluoride goes into water supplies has the potential to create divisions in Waikato. Only Hamilton City and Waikato District fluoridate all…
