Party cost Party cost: Waipa’s Party in the Park to celebrate the district’s Olympians and Paralympians last year cost ratepayers nearly $16,000, not the $40,000 sources had suggested. The money came from existing operational budgets,…
Party cost Party cost: Waipa’s Party in the Park to celebrate the district’s Olympians and Paralympians last year cost ratepayers nearly $16,000, not the $40,000 sources had suggested. The money came from existing operational budgets,…
Waipā District Council today signalled its preference to join with six other Waikato councils to form a Council Controlled Organisation for the future delivery of water and wastewater services. At a public workshop, elected members…
The number of kiwi raised at Maungatautari in Waipā and sent to new homes has reached almost 350. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the re-introduction of kiwi on Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari – four…
The impact a two-month closure of the Desert Road would have for Te Awamutu was the best-read story online last month. It was a comfortable winner over Viv Posselt’s piece on the Waipā women’s hub…
After 17 years’ service, Tania Te Rangingangana Simpson (ONZM) has been replaced on the Waitangi Tribunal. King Country born and raised, Simpson has extensive experience in governance roles, as highlighted in Waikato Business News last…
Dozens of people turned up at Pirongia Volunteer Fire Brigade last Saturday to witness the blessing of not one, but three, brigade vehicles. The event was arranged to bless the latest addition to the fleet…
With all year levels back at school last Thursday, principal Tony Membery is excited after Te Awamutu College’s successful start to 2025. A whopping 213 Year 13 students are staying for their final year of…
Outgoing Wananga chief Nepia Winiata can testify to the mana of his successor. He and Evie O’Brien started at Te Wananga o Aotearoa on the same day almost 20 years ago in 2008. “We had…
A Friedensreich Hundertwasser designed waste to energy incineration plant in Te Awamutu could become a tourist attraction, claims Alastair Brickell. Brickell, who runs Stargazers Bed and Breakfast in Whitianga, was behind one of eight submissions…
Waipā’s northern neighbours are wooing the council in an apparent effort to get the local authority to join their water services company. Discussions were held behind closed doors in Te Awamutu yesterday (Wednesday) between Hamilton,…
