Waipā councillors today voted to support Māori wards. The decision means voters will be polled at next year’s local body elections on whether to continue with having an at large Waipā Māori ward in the…
Waipā councillors today voted to support Māori wards. The decision means voters will be polled at next year’s local body elections on whether to continue with having an at large Waipā Māori ward in the…
23 August 3.10pm Update: the boy has been found. 23 August 2.35pm A teenage boy runaway described as “shy” has been missing since last night, after attempting to ride his bicycle from Piopio to Te…
Waipā District Council has forced the sale of a Cambridge property owned by a person who had not paid any rates since September 2016. Council is owed nearly $32,000 and took a rating sale by…
Forgotten World Adventures – which runs railcarts over the disused railway line between Taumarunui and Stratford – seems to be bucking the trend for visitor numbers. The tourism company has recorded better than expected advanced…
Waipā posties Danny and Ian Kennedy asked a private investigator to help prove NZ Post had broken their contract to deliver “all mail” in the RD3 Tamahere postal district. The private investigator followed a white…
A collection of 1.5 million negatives representing an Ōtorohanga photographer’s entire career is being transferred to the town’s museum. The collection of black and white negatives and prints provides a record of more than half a…
Para Kore, a leading not for profit kaupapa Māori organisation specialising in zero waste education has signed a three-year deal with Waipā District council to deliver “world without waste” programmes. Based in Raglan, Para Kore…
A project between Waipā council and disability provider Enrich Plus which taught clients how to make their own low-cost, low-waste household cleaning products using repurposed packaging, has been a success. The community partnership provided great…
Waikato Chamber of Commerce chief Don Good is calling on Waipā Rotarians to bring their business skills to local government by standing for council themselves, or supporting those who do. “There is a place for…
Waipā residents’ perception of the council is up three per cent on last year but still lower than previous years. Twenty-two per cent of the 485 residents surveyed said they were satisfied with the council’s…