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Roads still the issue

Issues with roading infrastructure remains the top concern for people who live in the Waipā and Waikato districts, finalised annual residents’ surveys have confirmed. The areas Waipa residents wanted to see priority improvement in were…

Squeezing in the students

Te Awamutu Primary School has converted its staff room and library into three classrooms to meet record enrolments. School principal Sharon Griffiths told The News of the measures taken as enrolments had already busted last…

Power and precision

Imagine threading a needle while piloting a helicopter. That’s the job Warrick Wright, Ōtorohanga aviation company HeliA1’s deputy chief pilot, successfully completed for Waipā Networks in Cambridge on Saturday. The mission involved stringing new earth…

Donations buy maunga extra time

Philanthropists have met Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari’s cash flow crisis head on with $250,000 worth of funding. “We’ve moved our cash position out from what ended up being around four weeks to around 20 weeks,” said…

Rangiaowhia artwork donated

26A benevolent Te Awamutu resident has donated a piece of artwork to Waipā District Council’s art collection depicting the atrocities of Rangiaowhia in 1864. It was painted by Hamilton artist Richard Lewer who now lives…

Nanny’s eyes have it

Hināia Waretini-Huata is a four-year-old with, say those who know her at Ōtorohanga’s Iti a Rata Kōhanga Reo, the spirit of her people. She was on stage as part of the opening performance during the…

A festival full of stars

It was a day for proud whanau – but none would have been prouder than Rangimarie Waitai to see their stars of kapa haka. Thirty minutes before the start of Waipā’s schools kapa haka festival…

Boost for Pirongia brigade

Pirongia Fire Chief Roan Gouws was thrilled when he was told to make room in the station garage. It was so he could park a Mitsubishi Triton utility donated by Waipā Networks to improve the…

News …. in brief

Review decision made Waipā District Council has decided not to proceed with its proposed representation review but have considered changes to the community board representation model. The council received 109 submissions on the review –…

‘It’s not about you…’

Chris Gardner talks to Peter Nation who announced last week he would be standing down as chief executive of Fieldays. Outgoing National Agricultural Fieldays chief executive Peter Nation has some sage words for his successor….

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