Transport plan A plan representing $11.8 billion of transport priorities over the next three to six years has been adopted by Waikato Regional Council. The Waikato Regional Transport Committee endorsed the plan at its June…
Transport plan A plan representing $11.8 billion of transport priorities over the next three to six years has been adopted by Waikato Regional Council. The Waikato Regional Transport Committee endorsed the plan at its June…
Waikato police have made a significant number of arrests in recent days – including four in Te Awamutu. They say four young people were caught after fleeing from police following the burglary of a store…
In New Zealand children are 50 per cent more likely to die by homicide than in Australia, Waitomo Mayor John Robertson said at an inter-church prayer meeting at Te Kūiti on Sunday. The meeting at…
The News reported that the three water supplies for Arohena would revert to their original intended use – providing water for livestock. The headline of the article suggested the water services regulator for New Zealand…
The Salvation Army is supporting Te Awamutu and Kihikihi Community Board member Jill Taylor’s call to ban the sale of alcohol in Waipā supermarkets. Taylor suggested Waipā follow Australia’s example of not selling alcohol in…
Ōhaupō’s Community Sports Centre will host a fundraiser for Life Education New Zealand next month. Waipa King Country Life Education Trust requires more than $200,000 a year to maintain educational initiatives across the region –…
It was such a success last year, the Light Night Te Awa River Ride is back again but with some subtle changes. Te Awa River Ride Charitable Trust trail manager and Olympic gold medallist Sarah…
A Waipā District Council plan change going operative on Monday will help the endangered long-tailed pekapeka native bat. And it can’t come soon enough for Waikato Regional Airport boss Mark Morgan who said the ratepayer…
Cut staff and turn to service organisations for help. That’s the message Te Awamutu and Kihikihi Community Board chair Ange Holt took to Waipā District Council as it considered its Enhanced Annual Plan. “Based on…
The first candidate for next year’s Waipa District Council elections may be confirmed soon. Te Awamutu Business Chamber chief executive Shane Walsh said “I’m thinking about it,” he said when The News asked him. “I…
