Waipā district councillor Philip Coles apologised at Monday’s candidates’ meeting for what he described as a misunderstanding over comments made about securing land at St Peter’s School for a third bridge site. Coles made the…
Waipā district councillor Philip Coles apologised at Monday’s candidates’ meeting for what he described as a misunderstanding over comments made about securing land at St Peter’s School for a third bridge site. Coles made the…
The current Te Awamutu Community Board had its last official meeting on Tuesday. The board will be made up of a different constitution the next time it meets, which will be after this year’s local…
Flags at Te Awamutu’s Memorial Park and Anzac Green were lowered to half mast today. Te Awamutu RSA life member Lou Brown – a Waipā councillor – acknowledged questions as to why the flags were…
Waipā District Council have concluded the last of three webinars which discussed the district’s upcoming housing changes. The Zoom webinars were hosted by district growth and regulatory services group manager Wayne Allan and the final…
Waipā District Council has committed over $13,000 in funds for a counselling in schools programme. The project is helmed by the Zion Church Trust and follows a 2019 pilot programme that offered counselling services to…
Waipā residents can expect more household hazardous waste drop-off events following the district’s second being deemed another success. “It is just a matter of providing a service for that tricky waste that people have trouble…
Local organisations have benefitted from three separate rounds of funding this week. On Tuesday Waipā District Council allocated a total of $90,363 to applicants of its District Promotions Fund, Community Fund, and Waipā Recovery Fund….
Pirongia School student Liam Hodgson has taken the top spot in the Waikato Science Fair for a study on how pest fish are impacting on native koura populations. “Science is absolutely his passion. He has…
Te Awamutu Museum’s government education contract has been renewed for a further three years. “The idea is that it will enrich multi-curriculum education for our local schools,” said education facilitator Kerrin Carr. The museum has…
When conducting family history research, preserving one’s ‘perishables’ is paramount, says the Te Awamutu Genealogy Group. The group described ‘perishables’ as the people in your family who are likely to die soon, during their family…
