Erik Van Der Wel is part of a team at the forefront of getting Waipā residents out of their cars and onto a network where they can safely walk, bike or scooter. The $10.9 million…
Erik Van Der Wel is part of a team at the forefront of getting Waipā residents out of their cars and onto a network where they can safely walk, bike or scooter. The $10.9 million…
It was just a day after he celebrated his 70th birthday that Jim Mylchreest was ousted as Waipā’s mayor. He was aiming for a fourth – and probably final term – having spent nine years…
What’s it like when voters boot you out of office and you have hours to clean out your desk? Roy Pilott talks to former mayor Jim Mylchreest about life after politics. Jim Mylchreest says central…
I think we owe a debt of gratitude to all the line workers, roading engineers, fire and emergency staff and the guys and girls out in that cyclone and in the days after who got…
“Approximately 50 per cent of mental health conditions start before a person turns 12 years old and one in four New Zealand children will experience a mental health issue before the age of 18,” –…
Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan has rejected suggestions a blind eye is being turned to kiwifruit orchardists who have ignored district bylaws. An editorial in last week’s edition of The News suggested the council appeared content…
Concept plans for Waipā’s 10 cemeteries have been unveiled revealing nearly two thirds of residents prefer a body burial rather than cremation. They also show Te Awamutu, Hautapu and Paterangi cemeteries could be full within…
The story of kōkako at Pirongia maunga is being brought to life with two murals at the envirocentre in Pirongia Village. Waipā artist Reasha Pye secured funding from Waipā Creative Communities for the murals….
Ratepayers could pay all up more than $27 million for Waipā’s Te Ara Wai Museum in Te Awamutu, and the bulk would be spent over the next two years. A revised budget was due for…
An empty building in Te Awamutu may cost $3 million to bring up to earthquake standard. Council staff were evacuated from the Roche Street building in October and last month moved into a leased building…
