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A treat for Simon and family 

Satan’s Little Helpers from pizza company Hell has come up with a treat for an Ōtorohanga youngster who has faced a life of health challenges. When Simon Kovacs was born, he arrived at just 28 weeks and…

Fluoride: here next year?

Adding fluoride to Waipā’s four water supply schemes and six water treatment plants will cost ratepayers $1.2 million upfront and about $60,000 a year. The spend has not been budgeted by the council but could…

Interlock goes formal 

Interlock Waipā, the Cambridge-based initiative launched last year for those living with disabilities, has formalised its status. The InterlockNZ Trust was incorporated in late May, spearheaded by the man who founded Interlock last July, well-known disability worker for 35 years, Aaron Ure.  Joining him as…

Build the road –  you can toll us 

Residents around Karāpiro Piarere would support a toll road if that’s what it takes to get the Waikato expressway extended to the northern boundary of South Waikato. A straw poll at a community meeting last…

App shows the way 

Visitors can plan ahead on the app and create their own schedule of the exhibitors, food vendors, and competitions they want to visit at Fieldays 2021. Once they arrive, visitors can pin their car once…

Matariki celebrations start 

The country’s longest running Matariki celebrations have started in Waikato. Waikato Matariki celebrations will run to the end of July and is a time to celebrate new beginnings and plan for the year ahead. The Matariki star cluster…

Reform could cost country $185 billion 

New Zealand may need up to four water entities investing as much as $185 billion into water infrastructure over the next 30 years. The Department of Internal Affairs last week published four evidence-based reports, commissioned by the Three…

Rimmington warns of three water pitfalls

Waikato Regional Council chairman Russ Rimmington has sounded a warning that the Three Waters Accord could penalise councils which have already invested heavily in infrastructure. And he suggests those councils should be credited by central…

Popular hall gets upgrade 

Te Rahu Hall has seen a bit of an upgrade as community grants help bring the nearly 100-year-old building back to life. Committee member Robyn Atherton said grants they received enabled funded some real improvements…

Roundabout site close – but residents want express delivery

Waka Kotahi plans to announce the preferred site for a roundabout at Piarere by the end of this month. But as the transport agency ploughs ahead, the call for a return to the original plan –…

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