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Netballers score success…

Te Awamutu College’s senior premier netball team, pictured, capped off an impressive season with a premiere finals’ performance on Saturday. The side won the Paperplus Te Awamutu Netball Centre premier grade final, beating Fraser Tech…

Op changes at council

Waipā chief executive Garry Dyet will be able to settle legal claims up to $50,000 – $40,000 more than currently – under changes approved by the council this week. Dyet can also approve up to…

Ka ora, ka ako – it’s ka pai

Aotearoa’s free school lunch programme – Ka Ora, Ka Ako – is being gobbled up by Waipā school students. And some of the principals whose schools receive the lunches have told The News they want…

Ninety new citizens welcomed

Ninety Waipā residents were sworn in on Friday as New Zealand residents in the second of two citizenship ceremonies held this year. Nearly a third were from South Africa prompting mayor Susan O’Regan to enlist…

Former trust chair gone

Former Waipa Networks Trust chair Craig Sanders is no longer a trustee. Sanders – who led the trust for nine years – told The News on Monday it was because he had moved to Dunedin…

Pensioner rent review

Councillors went behind closed doors this week to discuss rents for tenants living in Waipā District pensioner houses. The likelihood of their rents rising is high because superannuation payments rose by more than seven per…

Kihikihi cul-de-sacs get green light in ‘evolutionary move’

In what has been dubbed an ‘evolutionary move’, six cul-de-sacs have been given the green light to advance as part of the development of Te Ara Rimu, Kihikihi pathway. The decision to create cul-de-sacs in…

Waste to energy plant application live

A proposal to construct a waste to energy plant in Te Awamutu has been reactivated. An application to build the plant at 401 Racecourse Road was first lodged with Waipā District Council by Global Contracting…

Three mana whenua reps appointed

Three of four spots for mana whenua representatives on Waipā District Council committees have been filled. Mana whenua representatives, known as Te Kanohi, sit on council’s Strategic Planning and Policy, Service Delivery, Finance and Corporate…

Te Awamutu Cemetery costly break in

Thieves broke into Te Awamutu Cemetery in the early hours of Sunday morning, stealing $3000 worth of tools and causing $4000 worth of damage to the sexton’s shed. Waipā District Council community services manager Brad…

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