Debate over the concept plan for Te Awamutu’s Memorial Park approved two years ago this month continues. Te Awamutu-Kihikihi Community Board chair Ange Holt told staff last week there was dispute over what was ‘war…
Debate over the concept plan for Te Awamutu’s Memorial Park approved two years ago this month continues. Te Awamutu-Kihikihi Community Board chair Ange Holt told staff last week there was dispute over what was ‘war…
Waipā Mayor Susan O’Regan is welcoming National’s new housing growth plans with open arms, saying it’ll absolutely provide better outcomes for Waipā. National’s new policy provides more options for councils such as giving more flexibility…
Four candidates are in the running for the Waipā Māori ward councillor seat which opens for voting from this week (Thursday 1 June). The candidates – Bill Harris, Barney Manaia, Dale Maree Morgan and Gaylene…
Te Awamutu has taken its stand against bullying. Last Friday schools, workplaces and community groups all over town marked Pink Shirt Day – the Mental Health Commission-led day which aims to stamp out bullying by…
Just released Waipā property values show the district’s worth is $35 billion – up 45.5 per cent on the last valuation three years ago. The rise was expected given the “incredible growth” seen in the…
Members of Te Awamutu Volunteer Fire Bigade’s 2023 Firefighter Sky Tower Challenge team have returned home having reached new heights at the event. Not only did the group fundraise what’s thought to be its biggest…
John Patrick ‘Aussie’ O’Brien was a “hell of a nice guy”, yet his body lay unclaimed in the Waikato Hospital morgue for two months. Despite appeals for family to come forward and claim the body…
Waipā’s new citizens packed Cambridge Town Hall in two significant firsts last week. The 105 people from 19 countries who made their oaths or affirmations on stage were the largest group to do so in…
A Judicial Review appeal by JD & RD Wallace Ltd against a Waipā District Council independent commissioner’s decision to grant land use consent enabling the construction of kiwifruit artificial shelters at 383 Parallel Road, Cambridge,…
Police say schools in Te Awamutu are confronting bullying – but the results of their work is not always evident. Area Prevention Manager, Waikato West Area, Dave Hall said he was aware of instances where…
