Waikato-Tainui executive Glenda Taituha-Toka, originally from Piopio is a finalist in the Young Executive of the Year category of the Deloitte Top 200 Awards. The winners will be announced on December 5. The Rahui-Pōkeka (Huntly)…
Waikato-Tainui executive Glenda Taituha-Toka, originally from Piopio is a finalist in the Young Executive of the Year category of the Deloitte Top 200 Awards. The winners will be announced on December 5. The Rahui-Pōkeka (Huntly)…
Two trials where Waipā District Council uses fewer road cones and signs at worksites have resulted in reduced worksite congestion and less disruption to road users and residents. Fire main replacement in Te Awamutu –…
Dean Ballinger, who died at age 48 in 2022 after enduring Motor Neuron Disease, produced cartoon strips and comic zines for more than two decades. They ranged in style…
A Te Awamutu parking trial will demonstrate whether extended time restrictions will work for businesses and residents, says Waipā Transportation manager Bryan Hudson. The council confirmed last week it would double the parking time limit…
Almost everything about Sunday’s book launch at Ōhaupō School of Valerie Millington’s ‘Ellen of Denniston’ was intended to deliver a sense of time and place. And deliver it did, in spades. The hall, creaking with…
Fifty four Waipā residents are on the waiting list for one of the 93 pensioner housing units owned by the council. The biggest number is in Te Awamutu where there are 23 on the list…
A former police crisis negotiator and personal protection officer has been delivering conflict management training to Waipā District Council staff and elected members. Lance Burdett, who now works for Wellness, Awareness, Resilience and Negotiation (Warn)…
Waipā District Council is drafting a submission against the building of the Paewira waste to energy plant in Racecourse Road in Te Awamutu. Councillors who debated the plan last week said they believed the wrong…
The Te Awamutu Rose Society did the town proud last weekend with a Rosetown-centred day of family fun and wearable arts. Rose Sunday 2024 incorporated a picnic in the gardens, art displays from Waipā artists,…
One person has been taken into custody after being car spiked in Leamington this afternoon. At around 12:30pm, police were notified of a person escaping custody and assaulting two Corrections officers outside Waikato Hospital. The…
