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Detour damage

Ratepayers shouldn’t pay for the damage attributed to a Waka Kotahi diversion south of Ngāhināpouri, says a district councillor. A SH39 weight restriction was placed on the soon to be repaired Mangaotama Stream Bridge late…

Speed dates, barbecues a winner

The Waipā council communications’ team took out the major prize at the public relations annual award last week for its entry encouraging residents to get involved in the council’s Long Term Plan. Charlotte FitzPatrick, Regan…

Vaccine team on the road

Herawana Tupaea is back on the road again with a mobile vaccination team hoping to prevent Waipā residents from getting influenza, measles and whooping cough. The Waikato District Health Board vaccine kaimanāki (team lead) knows…

Cocktails for the kākāpō

An art auction and three course dinner have been set up to raise money for the modification of Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari’s predator fence, so that kākāpō may be relocated to the maunga. The maunga’s conservation…

Cyber bullying gets physical

The Violence Free Waipā team took to Cambridge’s streets last Friday to mark Pink Shirt Day, an annual event held to quell rising levels of bullying. New Zealand has supported Pink Shirt Day since 2009,…

Bringing back the grey

Efforts are being made to revive Grey Power’s Te Awamutu branch – but a full committee is needed to make it happen. The branch has been in limbo since last year when key executives announced…

Vaccine team on the road

Herawana Tupaea is back on the road again with a mobile vaccination team hoping to prevent Waipā residents from getting influenza, measles and whooping cough. The Waikato District Health Board vaccine kaimanāki (team lead) knows…

Tea without Marg

Mary Anne Gill talks to whānau and friends and tells the story of Margaret Evelyn, a victim of last week’s storm in Cambridge, which claimed two octogenarians. Margaret Evelyn was on her way back from…

Land connection discussed

The water tower is gone, but the future of the land it sat on in Kihikihi is still to be determined. Bill Harris, chairperson of Ngāti Apakura Runanga Trust, says the land the tower was…

Water initiative, no quick fix

A joint initiative designed to improve the quality of Waipā peat lakes is a step in the right direction, but there is no quick fix for damage already been done, says a Fish and Game…

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