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Brown takes Museum post

3 April Update – Andrew Brown was today appointed Te Ara Wai Governance Committee chair. An earlier version of the story in print below jumped the gun and suggested he had already been appointed. The…

Waipā Creative Conduit grand opening

A desire to see artists receive as much return from their artwork as possible is behind a new initiative which opens on Saturday in Te Awamutu. The Waipā Creative Conduit is the brainchild of Kihikihi…

New leader at Menzshed

New Te Awamutu Menzshed leader Richard Cato has a message for veterans – you’re never too old to spend time with us. Cato was elected this month to succeed the retiring Steve Mannington who stood…

Pam’s pic of the bunch

When Pam Thomson saw the theme for a Waipā photography competition was A Hard Day’s Work, she immediately thought of her friend Jarrod Mitchell at Pirongia’s 360 Automotive. “I knew he would make a great…

Water to get the treatment

Contracts worth $86 million – a record for the Waipā District Council – have been announced for a solar-powered wastewater treatment plant in Cambridge. Work on a three-year $100 million project is expected to start…

It’s food for thought

Waipā councillors were given a vivid illustration today of the rubbish residents put out for collection which is organic waste. They were served up for morning tea an example of largely food items rubbish contractors…

Revaluations delayed again

Waipā’s rating revaluations have been delayed for a second time – and the district council is unimpressed. In October it was reported independent property provider Quotable Value (QV) was not able to provide property revaluations…

Neighbourhood playground opens

Te Awamutu’s newest playground at Swarbrick Park will open tomorrow (Tuesday). Construction began on the $370,000 neighbourhood playground, located in Swarbrick Park along Swarbrick Drive, in October 2022. The play space addresses some of the…

Gabrielle’s bottom line

The cost of Cyclone Gabrielle for Waipā has been revealed. Remedial work, which includes clearing fallen trees and branches, is likely to cost more than $300,000, Park Operations team leader Matt Johnston told the Service…

Trust for youth launches

Gina Christie says if she and husband Andrew won Lotto, they would have used the money to set up hostels to help young people in need. This week they have done the next best thing…

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