A fire alarm interrupted Waipā councillors’ questions to economist Brad Olsen following his State of the Nation speech this week, but it provided time for an interview with senior writer Mary Anne Gill. Leading economist…
A fire alarm interrupted Waipā councillors’ questions to economist Brad Olsen following his State of the Nation speech this week, but it provided time for an interview with senior writer Mary Anne Gill. Leading economist…
Historic windows into the past at both of the Waikato’s only two category one historic buildings – part of Te Awamutu St John’s Anglican Parish – need an upgrade projected to cost nearly $150,000. The…
Te Awamutu dancer Brylee Gibbes is hoping to lock in success on the world stage. The 18-year-old former Te Awamutu College student – who finished school last year – left last Thursday for the 2023…
The second of two aircraft purpose built in Waipā specifically to bolster the Papua New Guinea Defence Force will be in nation’s skies before the end of the month. The latest aircraft completed at Hamilton…
Waipā District Council is looking to make changes to its District Plan to accommodate a burgeoning kiwifruit industry while at the same time residents are taking council to the Environment Court over the council’s decision…
Waipā looks set to become only the second council after Queenstown to use inclusionary zoning to address concerns around housing costs. Inclusionary zoning is a planning tool which compels developers to make a proportion of…
Te Awamutu College students will be to the fore – and looking to make a splash – in an upcoming inaugural National Youth Theatre performance in Hamilton. After nearly two decades holding Auckland-based programmes, the…
Te Awamutu’s Braydon Brown has creatively shared an important message with his peers – don’t get sucked in. And he’s won national recognition for his efforts. The 11-year-old Year 7 Te Awamutu Intermediate School student…
Every step they take… DoC’s kākāpō “policeman” Petrus Hedman will be watching them. The newest arrivals at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari, four kākāpō from the deep south, will be constantly monitored as they adapt to their…
Pirongia-based steampunk aficionado Paula McWha brightened the lives of a group of youngsters by holding a steampunk workshop for them during the school holidays. The workshop, which drew about 12 youngsters aged 9-13, covered off…
