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What residents told Waipā District Council

We take a snapshot of comments from the district council’s residents’ survey. The guys who do the parks and gardens do a wonderful job. I am confident in my local council’s ability to look after…

Youth group on the build

A Te Awamutu youth group aimed at helping intermediate-aged attendees establish the building blocks “friendship and connection” has had something else built for it. Te Awamutu Menzshed members have answered the call from the group’s…

Sign of the times…

The placement on Saturday of a waka-shaped carved lintel at the Kihikihi whare of the Te Awamutu Māori Women’s Welfare League (MWWL) marked the end of a long journey. The lintel has the name Te…

We’ve got slices of the pie…

Two Te Awamutu entrants in the 2023 Bakels New Zealand Supreme Pie Awards have secured respective slices of success. The competition attracted almost 500 pie makers nationwide across 11 categories. Both Red Kitchen HQ owner…

Council keeps mum on payments

Waipā District Council has declined to say how many consultants and contractors it uses and how much it costs the council. The request came from an activist group which supports lower taxes, less waste and…

62 building consents caught in engineering sign-offs

At least 62 Waipā building consents have been caught up in allegedly fraudulent engineering sign-offs. Waipā District Council is one of more than 40 councils impacted by the actions of Jonathan Beau Hall of Kodiak…

Takena Stirling struck off

Former Waipā district councillor Takena Stirling has been struck off the roll of barristers and solicitors and his misconduct has cost the Law Society’s Fidelity Fund in the vicinity of $90,000. He appeared before the…

Trying a little kindness

Rosetown Lions Club’s new president Sue Goodridge has pledged to focus on kindness and caring as the theme for her year in office. “It seems de rigeur as president to have a theme.  I thought…

Nathan celebrates finalist spot

Ngahinapouri’s Nathan Wilson could be pumped enough to make you think a parcel of long-held dreams had just landed in his lap. The 22-year-old is elated to have been selected as a finalist in the…

Toby makes his mark

When someone from the crowd yelled out “he’s our future” and “let him speak”, Toby Whytock was quick to grab the microphone and put National Party leader Christopher Luxon on the spot at a public…

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