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…
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…
Waipā residents are being given a host of opportunities to discuss the district’s 10-year plan proposals. The Waipā District Council has unveiled plans to find $2 billion of spending over that time and use ratepayer…
Hours after the News reported last week it could find no Māori who had been elected to the Waipā District Council, Sue Milner put the record straight. The former three term district councillor, who now…
Waipā District Council has acknowledged it could have done a better job of explaining proposed changes the district’s long-term plan. The council wants to short circuit changes to zoning where land has been set aside…
The Balloons over Waikato returned to Waipā after a Covid enforced absence to enthral hundreds in Te Awamutu’s Albert Park Friday 19. A five day event culminated in what has become a traditional fireworks display…
