Te Kūiti’s loss could be Te Awamutu’s gain if a proposed change by Hato Hone St John goes to plan. Waitomo mayor John Robertson has been assured such changes will not prove costly. Alarm bells…
Te Kūiti’s loss could be Te Awamutu’s gain if a proposed change by Hato Hone St John goes to plan. Waitomo mayor John Robertson has been assured such changes will not prove costly. Alarm bells…
Destination playground opened Papatakohe Park Destination Playground in Bridleways Estate, Cambridge – created by Lynley and Kent Fife of Cambridge landscape architects Line and Design –and built by Fluhler Contracting of Hamilton, has three distinct…
The Ō-Rākau site of a bloody 1864 battle which helped define the New Zealand wars will be handed back to iwi – Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Raukawa and Ngāti Maniapoto. The Te Pire mō Ō-Rākau, Te Pae…
Waipā deputy chief executive Ken Morris has resigned from his position and will leave the organisation in April. Morris has worked at the council for the past 15 years and is also the chief financial…
Election year rifts among elected Waipā District Council members appear to have been sorted out just in time for crucial decisions about the future of water supplies and local government mergers. Two councillors, Roger Gordon…
World Wetlands Day at Lake Rotopiko just south of Ōhaupō was an overwhelming success for its organisers, attracting close to 200 visitors in just four hours. The collaborative family day was held in alignment with…
Waipā District Council has been ordered to add fluoride to Cambridge water supplies. Last week anti-fluoride campaigners introduced American lawyer Michael Connett to underline their opposition – to an audience that, bar one, appeared to…
Cambridge volunteer dentist Penelope Roberts has removed mouthfuls of rotting teeth from children, travelled New Zealand and the Pacific islands on mercy missions, practised at the world-renowned Paddington Hospital in the UK and provided life-changing…
New Te Awamutu i-Site visitor information centre general manager Harriet Dixon brings many points of difference to her role. Having been a tourist herself, after living in the Waipā for seven years, she’s ready to…
When Te Awamutu’s Elizabeth Douglas called The News to say she was getting her head shaved as part of her cancer journey, we asked for a picture and some words. What eventually arrived was a…
