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New deal to help training

Tertiary organsations Te Wananga o Aotearoa and Te Pūkenga have announced a Memorandum of Understanding they say will serve current and future generations of New Zealanders through upskilling and access to training opportunities. The agreement…

Hospital seeks travel views

Waipā residents who regularly travel to Waikato Hospital in Hamilton for clinic appointments, work or to visit patients are being urged to have their say about their experiences. Waikato District Health Board (DHB), Waka Kotahi…

Tic of approval for Kihikihi clock

For more than two years, Kihikihi’s town clock has been stuck at 1.31pm. Residents who were unhappy about the clock complained to councillors and the matter appeared at the Waipā District Council’s long term plan…

Sea change on Māori wards

A remarkable turnaround in public opinion – and strong submissions from iwi – put councils wanting to introduce Māori wards on the front foot. Last week was the final week councils up and down the…

Park plan gets thumbs up — thumbs down for behaviour

A revised plan, at almost half the original cost, has been backed by Te Awamutu District Council for the town’s Memorial Park. But the shadow of bitter criticism and abuse following the release of the…

Māori ward is kapai

Waipā District Council’s debating chamber became an auditorium for waiata moments after councillors voted to guarantee a seat for iwi. Councillors – most of whom had interspersed their comments with te reo – stood with…

Brigade steps up

Te Awamutu has been a strong participant in the Firefighter Sky Tower Stair Challenge which takes place on May 22 over the years and this year will be no different with more than a dozen firefighters taking part from the town. The event is in its…

Wāipa libraries in demand

Patronage at Waipā’s two libraries is on the up with 553 new users signed up in the first quarter of the year taking the number of patrons in Te Awamutu to 15,438 and 20,640 in…

Council’s big Bunnings buy

Waipā District Council has confirmed it has purchased the former Bunnings building in Te Awamutu. The News revealed last week council had its eye on one of the two sites left vacant when Bunnings closes…

Building consents top $100 million

Building consents valued at $114.6 million were issued by Waipā District Council in the first quarter of this year. Among the 453 consents were 145 new dwellings. The significant consents were: • 2 Fort Street Cambridge,…

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