Are they for or against fluoride? Do they think Waipā is being run well? What do they make of the Voices for Freedom Movement which is offering to support candidates and who are members of…
Are they for or against fluoride? Do they think Waipā is being run well? What do they make of the Voices for Freedom Movement which is offering to support candidates and who are members of…
Good Local editor Roy Pilott has refuted suggestions that a mayoral candidate colluded with one of the newspaper’s journalists to present information which was not publicly available. Pilott said the figures in question were obtained…
Well, the local body hustings season is upon us. The aspirants for high office have been declared and their photos were shown last week. Colourful hoardings will start to appear, and many people will make…
A Kihikihi artist’s formal critique programme aims to help other creatives connect and gain confidence in their field. “There is a sense of needing support and connection, but as a practising artist you don’t really…
They were one of the biggest talking points from The News last week. The head and shoulder photos of election candidates – published exclusively in The News – generated a great deal of discussion about…
A technology upgrade will soon enable Waipā library goers to issue books themselves. Waipā District Council is investing close to $300,000 in an upgrade that will make issuing books in the district faster, and more…
The wait for a regional bus in Waipā is longer than the Waikato average – and less than 50 percent of Te Awamutu buses are on time. Figures were presented at the Waikato Regional Council’s…
Karāpiro is watching one of the biggest hydro upgrades the Waikato River has seen – and The News has been given a tour to see how work to improve its energy generation is progressing. For…
Waipā District Council chief executive Garry Dyet and three other high-profile type one diabetics are calling on Pharmac to increase its funding for them and the country’s 28,000 other sufferers. They say the investment would…
Pharmac has not ruled out funding equipment for type one diabetics while groups like Diabetes New Zealand say the country is already facing a crisis. Earlier this year Diabetes New Zealand called on the government…
