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…
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…
Closed circuit TV cameras and monitors, duress pendants and buttons, strobes, lockdown devices and sirens are set to be installed at Waipā District Council facilities to combat aggressive behaviour. Some equipment has already been put…
When Finance Minister Grant Robertson stood to deliver the Budget May 20 in Parliament, he did so wearing a burgundy tie hand-crafted in Waipā by Claire Nieuwoudt and gifted to him by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Earlier that day, in a Facebook Live seen…
The formal consultation phase of Ōtorohanga District Council’s Long Term Plan 2021 – 2031, came to a close on Monday and feedback from the community has been positive. Ōtorohanga Mayor Max Baxter said he was…
Taranaki-King Country MP Barbara Kuriger and members of the Ōtorohanga District Council were among guests given a special tour of Ōtorohanga Museum earlier last week. They were hosted on Monday evening by members of the…
The swing from opposition to support for Māori wards in Waikato for the 2022 elections was complete when Waikato became the sixth of 11 local authorities to vote for them. It came 24 hours both…
This weekend people across the Waipā region may see a bit more traffic across the area’s backcountry roads as the annual farming migration of Gypsy Day takes place across the country. The concept of ‘Gypsy…
ALFRED ‘ALF’ KNEEBONE – April 27, 1923 – May 11, 2021 Among the qualities that made Alf Kneebone a legend in his time was his sharp wit, his sense of humanity, and the attention to…
The Te Awamutu Medical Centre is feeling the impact of the hacking breach which crippled the Waikato District Health Board last week. Medical Centre general manager Wayne Lim said channels of communication with the Waikato…
A Te Awamutu racing syndicate is celebrating breaking its duck in New Plymouth – with a horse they never planned to own. The syndicate group known as JS and P is made up of racing…
