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…
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is concerned the council’s draft transportation strategy has drawn seriously flawed conclusions and is already out of date before consultation ends next month.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…
Kihikihi will soon be getting its own community hub, making services and information more accessible to its residents. The Kihikihi Community Hub is the brainchild of Margaret Kirk and Sally Clark, who are both new…
The team behind the $846,000 Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari Education Centre is celebrating the approval of its building consent. “It is very exciting news. After five years of working with our partners, it is amazing to…
From dog walking to Special Olympics, Unity Collins, who is blind, is always up for a challenge. Unity became blind when she was seven. A detached retina caused her to have peripheral vision one day,…
At roughly midday last Saturday the man nicknamed ‘New Zealand’s Forrest Gump’ strode into Te Awamutu. Aucklander Jason Woodmass is walking the length of the North Island carrying a wooden cross weighing more than 50kg…
It was a wild and windy day in Cambridge last Sunday, as the remnants of tropical Cyclone Dovi hit the North Island. In total, the MetService issued 17 severe weather warnings, while many parts of…
The final concept designs for the Te Awamutu Skatepark at Centennial Park have been released. Acting Community Services Manager Brad Ward said Council had taken feedback into account following a consultation process in December which…
