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Te Kanohi appointments on hold

Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan has put the appointment of mana whenua representatives on four council committees on hold. She made the call today following the resignation last week of Waipā Maori ward councillor Takena Stirling….

The bard still rules

He was born just 459 years ago – but William Shakespeare’s influence remains as strong and as relevant as ever. Eight schools competed in the Waikato regional section of the annual Sheilah Winn Shakespeare festival…

Councillor suspended from legal practice on an interim basis

A lawyer suspended after apparently losing his moral compass is Takena Stirling, Waipā’s first Māori ward councillor. The Law Society posted details of the suspension on its website yesterday (Thursday 16 March). That caught Waipā…

Audit rebuke for council

Audit New Zealand has rapped Waipā District Council over the knuckles in its annual Management Report for approving expenses to the chief executive and mayor without the proper authority. Update Friday March 17: Some sentences…

Waste generated equates to a ‘polar bear’ per person

Waipā residents generate around 500kg of waste each per year, about the weight of a mid-sized polar bear. But at least half of that shouldn’t end up in landfill at all and mayor Susan O’Regan…

Kiwifruit decision to be appealed

A second controversial decision made by a Waipā District Council independent commissioner in favour of several hectares of kiwifruit shelter belts in Parallel Road is to be appealed. Alan Withy last week granted two applications…

All their world’s a stage…

Shakespeare comes to Te Awamutu on Friday. Te Awamutu College will host the Waikato Regional Sheilah Winn Shakespeare festival – and it will be the first opportunity students have had to gather face to face…

Council’s feedback frenzy

Waipā’s spatial plan engagement programme has become a victim of its own success and  the team behind it is under pressure to provide individual presentations before feedback closes in 11 days. Strategy manager Kirsty Downey…

Hundreds have say on future of the district

From better public transport services to improved biodiversity, hundreds of Waipā residents have shared their views on what is most important to them for the future of the district. Waipā District Council has received more…

Girls night in …. libraries

Thirty women took the opportunity to hear from 10 successful female authors by enjoying a girls’ night in the Cambridge Library on Friday in celebration of International Women’s Day and Authors Month. The Waikato authors…

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