For 30 years Cambridge has been Susan Hassall’s haven while she forged a ground-breaking role as the first and only woman to lead a New Zealand boys’ school. Hassall was made an Officer of the New Zealand…
For 30 years Cambridge has been Susan Hassall’s haven while she forged a ground-breaking role as the first and only woman to lead a New Zealand boys’ school. Hassall was made an Officer of the New Zealand…
Covid’s tentacles even stretch to citizenship ceremonies. A new cluster of naturalised New Zealanders attended a ceremony in Te Awamutu on Friday, and mayor Jim Mylchreest noted that, thanks to Covid, the number of such events – and the…
A sustainable homes scheme called “different and visionary” will be rolled out by the Waikato Regional Council. The plan, featured in the News earlier this year, will assist homeowners by making loans available to make…
Waipā District Council has designated 201 hectares of industrial land for development to keep up with projected population growth and demand. Council’s district growth and regulatory group manager Wayne Allan said there was a steady…
Waipā District Council has too many elected members and should reduce the numbers to attract people with the skill sets the district needs. The call comes from Susan O’Regan, who chairs the council’s Strategic Planning…
Just over 1500 submissions were received on Waipā District Council’s ’s draft 2021-2031 Long Term Plan, the Council’s most important planning tool for setting direction, projects, services and budgets. A total of 65 submitters and…
Watching the Waipā District Council Long-Term Plan deliberations, senior writer Mary Anne Gill was impressed at how councillor Susan O’Regan chaired the meetings, so she decided to find out more about the woman whose political…
Waikato Regional Council will roll out more Te Huia train services – and sooner – in response to public feedback on its long term plan. It’s one of a number of decisions made during deliberations…
National Party deputy leader Dr Shane Reti says men battling prostate cancer should talk openly about it and it is time the disease was as much in the public eye as melanoma. Dr Reti was…
Hazel Barnes has spent almost two decades as a Waipā District Councillor – now she is planning to take on a different challenge. The outspoken octogenarian, who revealed she planned ot stand down in 2022…
