Waipā councillors have reluctantly adopted changes to the District Plan which will introduce medium-density residential housing rules across the district. The plan change adopted on Monday allows for two houses, up to three stories high…
Waipā councillors have reluctantly adopted changes to the District Plan which will introduce medium-density residential housing rules across the district. The plan change adopted on Monday allows for two houses, up to three stories high…
Steampunkers and their fans filled the Cambridge Town Hall on Saturday, clattering and swishing their way around a full programme of family activities. The event was the fourth to be arranged by the Cambridge-based InterlockNZ…
Western Waikato police officer Dave Hall says he is humbled after winning a prestigious police fellowship worth up to $80,000. Waikato West Area prevention manager senior sergeant Hall, whose police jurisdiction goes from Huntly in…
Bus tour A Waipā District Council bus tour to Huntly to visit Opportunity Shops there and get a free cup of coffee is funded by the Ministry for the Environment’s Waste Disposal Levy which must…
Bus tour A Waipā District Council bus tour to Huntly to visit Opportunity Shops there and get a free cup of coffee is funded by the Ministry for the Environment’s Waste Disposal Levy which must…
The rock concert atmosphere of the Welsh shearing competitions is what Te Kuiti shearer Jack Fagan says was the highlight of his recent overseas tour – but he really enjoyed the challenge of the tricky,…
Some working dogs must retire due to age or injuries. Some just never were cut out for farm life. Paul Charman reports on what happens next. Retired Working Dogs was founded more than 10 years…
Waipā District Council has put its representation review proposal out for public consultation. Senior writer Mary Anne Gill reports on what rural voters should consider. When Maungatautari ward councillor Mike Montgomerie voted for the Waipā…
Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust has let half of its mountain rangers go as Department of Conservation funding ended. Maungatautari Sanctuary Mountain general manager Helen Hughes told The News the trust had lost seven of the…
Former Waikato posties Danny and Ian Kennedy have detailed their damages claim against New Zealand Post. NZ Post cancelled the Kennedys contract to deliver “all mail” in the RD3 Tamahere district in November 2023 after…
