Participants who got their walking and running shoes on at Ōhaupō’s inaugural Walk to Talk 12-hour relay on Saturday clocked up nearly 870 collective kilometres. The event was held to raise funds for I Am…
Participants who got their walking and running shoes on at Ōhaupō’s inaugural Walk to Talk 12-hour relay on Saturday clocked up nearly 870 collective kilometres. The event was held to raise funds for I Am…
Two new board members were elected at last week’s Te Awamutu Business Chamber’s annual meeting where chief Shane Walsh outlined the organisation’s key priority for the year ahead. He wants to grow membership and hopes…
A Dog Control Policy and Bylaw has been adopted by Waipā District Council after months of public debate. The bylaw was last changed in 2015 and initial informal community engagement to update it began last…
Waipā’s alcohol compliance manager has hit out at the government for fast-tracking legislation which extended liquor licencing hours during the Rugby World Cup. Karl Tutty says it is concerning the Sale and Supply of Alcohol…
Politicians have been given both sides of the story as plans continue for a waste to energy plant in Waipā – hours after a public meeting was held to oppose it. Presentations from Roger Wilson…
A poignant tribute was on display when a snapshot of the creativity present at Enrich Plus Te Awamutu opened to the public last Friday. The organisation’s first photo exhibition, Looking Back on Autumn, featured the…
It was a bullseye for Pirongia on Sunday when the town’s annual craft day returned after a Covid enforced absence. For the first time since 2019 more than 160 stall holders and crowds flocked to…
Community board leader Ange Holt has called for planned changes at Te Awamutu’s Memorial Park to be put on hold. Her call was made in a report to the Te Awamutu-Kihikihi Community Board meeting last…
A public excluded item on the Te Ara Wai Museum project in Te Awamutu should have been held in public, Waipā councillor Roger Gordon told the council meeting this week. Earlier this year, ratepayers were…
The long-term Southern Links roading plan will unlock fertile Waikato land and open up commercial opportunities for the Waikato and Waipā districts. The project will link State Highway 1C from Kahikatea Drive in Hamilton to…
