Waipā looks set for a mayoral contest for the first time in six years at October’s local body elections. The News revealed exclusively last August that Jim Mylchreest planned to stand for a fourth term…
Waipā looks set for a mayoral contest for the first time in six years at October’s local body elections. The News revealed exclusively last August that Jim Mylchreest planned to stand for a fourth term…
Councillors have ripped into the integrity of Waipā District’s long-term transport plan in a week when Taupō MP Louise Upston said finding a site for a third bridge was a matter of urgency. At a…
A Te Awamutu biotechnology company thinks it may have a remedy for the alarming state of Waipā’s Lake Ngaroto. “If it is as successful as claimed, then it could be the answer to our prayers,”…
Rapid Antigen Testing have been made available at Waikato Community Testing Centres. The Greenwood and Founders Theatre carpark testing sites in Hamilton were first to provide the tests – RATs – to those who fit…
Family harm incidents were up in Cambridge – but down in Te Awamutu last year. A review of Waipā data indicates there was a three percent increase in family harm reported in Cambridge – 509…
When the new section of Te Awa River Ride between the Velodrome and Tamahere opens, Neil and Linda Porritt will be watching out for you. The Hooker Road landowners gave up part of their property…
Two Waipā iwi are lamenting the fact they didn’t have the financial means to buy land at an auction at Rangiaowhia. Ngāti Apakura and Ngāti Hinetu, who have connections to Ngāti Maniapoto, are feeling immense…
Seven of the 51 fatal car accidents in Waikato last year happened on Waipā roads, a report to Waikato Regional Council’s Transport committee has revealed this week. Of the eight people who died, seven were…
A Waipā district councillor is concerned the council’s draft transportation strategy has drawn seriously flawed conclusions and is already out of date before consultation ends next month. Roger Gordon says grid-locked roundabouts, roads and bridges,…
When Tim and Karen Bodle agreed to have part of their Whakanui Stud used for the Te Awa River Ride, they wanted an opportunity to acknowledge two very special people. So about midway through the…
