Shorter stays with higher spending per visitor. That’s the summary of both domestic and international trends in the Waikato for the financial year ended June 30, Hamilton and Waikato Tourism general manager Nicola Greenwell told…
Shorter stays with higher spending per visitor. That’s the summary of both domestic and international trends in the Waikato for the financial year ended June 30, Hamilton and Waikato Tourism general manager Nicola Greenwell told…
While one Te Awamutu school has announced it is full, another is planning to boost its roll. Waipā Christian School wants permission to add secondary schooling to its portfolio. Incoming chair of the board of…
A media release outlining a low-risk arbitrage deal to net a near $400,000 profit was in the interest of transparency and not intended to outline the council’s financial situation, says Waipā District Council deputy chief…
Taste of honey The low level of pH in manuka honey – a way of describing whether something is acidic, neutral, or alkaline – has been blamed for the corrosion in the Paterangi Road bridge’s…
Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency’s post construction safety audit of Ōhaupō village pedestrian safety improvements won’t be made public unless Waipā District Council makes an Official Information Act request. That’s according to council transportation…
Cambridge-based Hamilton city councillor Andrew Bydder has been penalised for a “material breach” of the council’s Code of Conduct. Investigator Mary Hill said the first-term councillor had breached two section – treating others with respect…
Champagne corks are popping across the Waikato today with confirmation that direct flights between Hamilton Airport and Australia are back. Jetstar, a subsidiary of Qantas, has announced it will offer three return flights per week…
A Cambridge Community Board member has taken a swipe at Waipā District Council for championing debt rather than reducing rates’ inflation. Andrew Myers, who is also a member of the Fonterra co-operative council, was responding…
Pouring better-off funding into Ōtorohanga College is paying huge dividends, principal Lyndsay Kurth says. Ōtorohanga College received $1.64m of the first tranche of better-off funding allocated via the Ōtorohanga District Council as part of the…
News of the appointment of Te Arikinui Nga wai hono i te po as new leader of the Kīngitanga was greeted with joy amongst the tears from the tens of thousands at Tūrangawaewae, who farewelled…
