November 22, 2024 – 4pm Statement from Te Pūkenga clarifying a part of this story: Wintec began engaging with staff on their change proposals from 21 October, this was two weeks before one of several…
November 22, 2024 – 4pm Statement from Te Pūkenga clarifying a part of this story: Wintec began engaging with staff on their change proposals from 21 October, this was two weeks before one of several…
Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan and chief executive Steph O’Sullivan attended the World Business Forum’s two-day conference in Sydney, Australia last week. Organised by World of Business Ideas (WOBI) in major cities across the globe, the…
I recently attended a Business Chamber event hosted by Waipā District Council. It was a fantastic environment to connect with other community leaders, counicl staff, and hear from Mayor Susan as she introduced the new…
Don’t fund Don’t Burn Waipa. That was the message Waipa District Council strategy group manager Kirsty Downey told Te Awamutu-Kihikihi Community Board last week. The board was considering a raft of funding applications for money…
Pirongia School’s stompingly-good jump jammers won big at this month’s Jump Jam Nationals in Tauranga. Soon after winning the Year 7-8 Strictly Open division, the school’s ‘Bewitching Pirongia’ team heard it had scored the highest…
Family was at the heart of Te Awamutu Volunteer Fire Brigade annual awards evening on Saturday. Whānau was recognised in speeches, and spouses were at the side of their other halves when awards were presented. …
Grey Ormsby is buzzing because he did not listen to his father. A quarter of a century after Waitomo Group founder Desmond Ormsby advised his son Grey to exit the fuel supply industry the company…
Waipā District Council has listened to community calls to double the parking time limit in Te Awamutu from one to two hours on a trial basis before Christmas. So far, 246 cars have been recorded…
The cost to upgrade wastewater treatment plants in Te Awamutu and Leamington have soared to an unbudgeted $57 million. News the costs for Te Awamutu Wastewater Treatment Plant had gone up from $19 million to…
It was billed as the biggest celebration of summer and the 15,761 people – not counting exhibitors and participants – who attended over two days at the weekend were happy to endorse that. Organisers have…
