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Twenty five Waipā residents, who swore their allegiances to King Charles III last week to become citizens, can probably lay claim to being among the first in the Commonwealth to do so. There was no…

Computer tips for all

It says RSA in the title – but a Te Awamutu computer support group is available for anyone. Originally a branch of SeniorNet, Te Awamutu RSA Computer Support Group merged with the RSA in 2017,…

Candidates talk disability support

Waipā disability organisations appear to have kept their concerns under the radar during the local body election campaign if responses to The News’ latest candidate surveys are anything to go by. Twenty five percent of…

Raglan’s waste solution

Raglan’s resource recovery centre Xtreme Zero Waste has been showcased as an alternative to waste to energy in the wake of a proposal to build an incinerator in Te Awamutu. “Raglan’s Xtreme is already an…

No half-pipe dream

The sun was bright and the music loud for the grand opening of Te Awamutu’s new parkour and skatepark on Saturday. “I’m loving it, absolutely loving it. This is why we do what we do…

Lordy, lordy, lordy – The proverbial hits the fan ……

Self-proclaimed evangelist Chris Woodhams warned Cambridge will “drown in our own poo” without a new wastewater treatment plant and an infrastructure upgrade. He gave himself the title of an evangelist and made the sewage claim…

Chopper heroes thanked

Two Waipā men who survived the ill-fated Enchanter charter boat tragedy off North Cape in March have returned to publicly thank the helicopter heroes who pulled them from the sea off North Cape in March….

Eight days to go…

General elections involve a big build up and a queue at polling stations. Local body elections involve little fanfare. Papers arrive in your letterbox – some people vote straight away, others leave them around for…

Candidates quizzed on disability issues

Voters have asked about provisions for our disabled, mobility challenged and disadvantaged residents. 25 per cent of the population lives with some form of disability which limits their involvement in our communities. Can you tell…

Focussing on those photos…

Five months ago, Roger Gordon posed for a series of photos with Cambridge photographer Michael Jeans which he planned to use for his district council election campaign. But in a misunderstanding with his computer filing…

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