Joanne Bell of Te Awamutu is a true neighbourhood champion, and she has the certificate to prove it. Joanne was recently named Waikato champion of the year at the Neighbourhood Support Awards. “I feel very…
Joanne Bell of Te Awamutu is a true neighbourhood champion, and she has the certificate to prove it. Joanne was recently named Waikato champion of the year at the Neighbourhood Support Awards. “I feel very…
A group of volunteers working in Te Awamutu and Cambridge have this year diverted 8.5 tonnes of e-waste from Waipā’s landfills. Urban Miners, a not-for-profit enterprise recycles, or diverts for reuse, domestic and business e-waste…
Plans to spruce up Te Awamutu’s railway station have been derailed by continued vandalism of the station platform. Te Awamutu Community Board member Gary Derbyshire said the shelter had now been removed. He and a…
All people aged 16 and over in and around Te Awamutu can make a time to get their free COVID-19 vaccination from September 1. At present all people aged 50-plus qualify, vaccinations opened to people…
A rural-based Waipā District councillor says she is unconvinced the government’s Three Waters reforms will provide any benefits for the district. Te Awamutu dairy farmer and Kakepuku ward councillor Susan O’Regan said the reform plans…
What do you do with an overstocked museum? The New Zealand Fieldays Society is grappling with precisely that issue with its Clydesdale Museum collection at Mystery Creek. Generous donations over the years have left the…
Every time Ōhaupō resident Sue Davies drives to and from Hamilton for work, she’s reminded of the car crash she was involved in on the corner of SH3 and Raynes Road in Rukuhia. On Wednesday…
Waipā District councillors have recommended a reduction to their numbers, boundary changes, the scrapping of a rural ward and the retention of its two community boards. The recommendations, made at a Finance and Corporate committee…
Question: Who puts soiled nappies into recycling bins? Answer: Waipā residents Many Waipā residents continue to contaminate their recycling bins and the gross contamination staff witness is resulting in resignations due to stress. Hypodermic syringes,…
Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest will stand again at next year’s local body elections – telling voters a recent stroke will not affect his ability to lead the council for a fourth term. “I’m really keen…
