By Constable Ryan Fleming Like many groups, Covid-19 has had an impact on the team at Operation Christmas Hampers. This time each year we are busy out on the streets getting donations of food, Christmas…
By Constable Ryan Fleming Like many groups, Covid-19 has had an impact on the team at Operation Christmas Hampers. This time each year we are busy out on the streets getting donations of food, Christmas…
Te Awamutu remains among Waikato centres continuing to operate daily Covid testing sites. Ōtorohanga, Hamilton and Te Kuiti also have pop-up and dedicated testing sites operating as they report new cases daily. But in Cambridge…
A new housing policy which allows Waipā towns to have three homes of up to three storeys high built without a resource consent is a recipe for creating slum situations, says mayor Jim Mylchreest. It…
A Waipā-based charitable trust that works alongside disabled people so they can develop their skills and abilities has applauded sweeping changes in the disability sector. The government last week announced it would move disability funding…
Welfare committees in Waipā, Waitomo and Ōtorohanga have been very active and supportive of residents during the latest Covid lockdown, says Waipā District Council Emergency Management operations manager David Simes. Food parcels and kai distribution were…
By Luke East After weeks of click and collect, Waipā retailers were permitted to open their doors again yesterday. Bev Cooper, of Murray Hunt Furnishings, was relieved and glad that the company’s three stories were…
Waipā’s community librarians have been working with rest homes on a dementia friendly programme as part of their activities during lockdown. Switching to online and digital support has resulted in added challenges for librarians, said…
Waipā has hit the 90 per cent mark for first Covid vaccinations and is leading the Waikato. Cambridge North is sitting on 84 per cent fully vaccinated and is in a close race with Oaklands-St…
By Benjamin Wilson Billie Brown-Wahanui and Oksana Voznyuk, video called their families to celebrate their achievements after being recognised in the Waipā Youth Awards. Wahanui received the Community Service Award, while Voznyuk received the Multi-Achiever…
Te Awamutu’s Mahoe Medical will establish a second regional practice as part of a mega facility to serve Waipā. It will be part of a $150 million all-purpose medical facility in Cambridge’s northern suburbs. The…
