An old Cambridge Rotary Club honours board dating back seven decades is being sought as the club moves towards its landmark 75th anniversary. The club was poised to commemorate its 75th anniversary early this month, but celebratory events and coverage…
National’s portfolio reshuffle has handed key tasks to MPs covering or near Waipā. Barbara Kuriger takes on agriculture, Louise Upston, Taupo, is now spokesperson for regional economic development and Hamilton East MP David Bennett takes…
Ngāhinapōuri is to undergo an $8.75 million upgrade which will help position the now sleepy Waipā village into a bustling community. The work has been a long time coming, Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest said when opening discussion on Tuesday…
Waipā will bounce back from lockdown because locals are supporting local businesses, a leading economist told business and community leaders this week. Infometrics principal economist Brad Olsen said Waipā’s economic performance showed residents put their…
Waipā district councillors have gone back to Zoom meetings – which has advantages and disadvantages for viewers. The council has been broadcasting meetings online since the first Covid lockdown in 2020 – but the view…
Freshchoice stores in Te Awamutu and Cambridge came to the support of the Cancer Society in its time of need. When Lockdown conditions scuppered the annual Daffodil Day appeal last week Richard and wife Jane…
Rural New Zealand is keeping New Zealand afloat, yet the government continues to strip services away from rural heartland communities like Cambridge and Te Awamutu. That’s a big concern for Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest who…
Businesses have prepared for the lockdown situation, but the focus is on small businesses to prevent them from going under. That is the message from Te Awamutu Chamber of Commerce chief executive Kerrianne Krelle as…
Te Awamutu’s community constable Ryan Fleming quipped over the weekend that it seemed as if every day was Sunday. And a Level 4 lockdown look through the main streets of Ōhaupo, Ōtorohanga, Kihikihi and…
Taranaki-King Country MP Barbara Kuriger says she understands why mayors like Waipā’s Jim Mylchreest are coming out against the government’s Three Waters Review. She just wishes more councils would do likewise rather than sit back…
