Waipā’s My Mortgage, Treadlite NZ, Central Kids Early Education and the New Zealand Fieldays Society were among the major winners at last weekend’s Waikato Business awards. The awards, presented at a gala night at Claudelands,…
Waipā’s My Mortgage, Treadlite NZ, Central Kids Early Education and the New Zealand Fieldays Society were among the major winners at last weekend’s Waikato Business awards. The awards, presented at a gala night at Claudelands,…
A Waipā foodbank is completing its busiest year on record. The Te Awamutu Combined Churches and Community Foodbank says the increasing need is straining its resources and putting additional pressure on volunteers. Coordinator Rita Middleton…
“Wow.” Put simply, that was Te Awamutu Business Chamber chief executive Shane Walsh’s reaction when he visited Te Awamutu Primary School last week. He was there with project manager Ken Huberts to survey the work…
Three Waipā roads and one street will have 4.3kms of pavement rehabilitated in the current construction season starting next month at a cost of $1.92 million. Hogan Road (Cambridge), Arapuni Road (Arapuni), Te Mawhai Road…
International rosarians Michael Marriott and Paul Zimmerman were quite taken by Te Awamutu when they dropped in with 20 international rose fans last week. Both offered fulsome praise for the town’s rose beds at the…
A councillor has broken ranks over proposals to charge ratepayers a raft of new fees to raise money. Mike Montgomerie was vocal in his opposition after workshop talks about cutting community grants, increasing fees and…
Papers and presentations Waipā councillors are privy to at public workshops are not shared in advance or during the meetings. While that makes it virtually impossible for the public to follow what the councillors are…
The committee behind planning for the $33.1 million Te Ara Wai Museum in Te Awamutu met this week but, as with previous meetings this year, most of it was behind closed doors. The meeting took…
Te Awamutu landlords have rejected taking on a special rate which would have provided funding to promote retail business in the town centre. Voting forms went out to 96 business owners, and when voting closed…
Readers of Te Awamutu-Kihikihi Community Board agendas get questions and answers and a debate all in one go. Board chair Ange Holt’s monthly reports are now followed by a “staff response” where comments are made…
