Sarah Ulmer is one of our greatest cyclists, the first New Zealander to win an Olympic cycling gold medal. The only medal I’ve won of any note is a gold for winning the Northland junior…
Sarah Ulmer is one of our greatest cyclists, the first New Zealander to win an Olympic cycling gold medal. The only medal I’ve won of any note is a gold for winning the Northland junior…
Waipā’s average rate increase will go up six per cent, but residential and commercial ratepayers will find themselves paying way more than that because the value of their properties are about to increase significantly. It…
An 18-year-old with ties to Waipā history will go on a year-old mentoring journey with mayor Susan O’Regan. Maude Rewha was schooled at Pekapekakarau Primary, Te Awamutu Intermediate and Te Awamutu College. Her application for…
The flagpole which overlooks Te Awamutu’s Anzac Green will be back in place soon – but the restoration work on it has done nothing to explain its story. Menzshed, the RSA, Waipā District Council and…
When Janine Krippner saw the stone axe sitting on her parents’ bookshelf alongside some family photos at their Paterangi farm next to Lake Mangakaware, she immediately knew it didn’t belong there. Eight years in the…
Summer has finally come to the party and allowed the installation of the long-awaited second footbridge at Te Awamutu’s War Memorial Park. The bridge near the netball courts arrived on site yesterday (Monday) after months…
Waipā District Council has settled on an average rate increase of six per cent next year. The increase was discussed today and once confirmed, will apply from 1 July 2023. Council has allocated $1.5 million…
Formal consultation will begin later this month on new plans for the Sainsbury Road Reserve in Pirongia. Work was reactivated last year to optimise work on the popular spot near the Pirongia Mountain Bike Park….
The construction of a new signalised pedestrian crossing on Ōhaupō’s main street will start later this year. Work was anticipated to start in early 2023 however, due to procurement difficulties, it will now start at…
Waipā will send two representatives to France – mayor Susan O’Regan and Cambridge Community Board chair Jo Davies-Colley – to the opening of the New Zealand Museum and Visitor Centre in Le Quesnoy. The two…
