Hello everyone. I’m Jeremy Smith, and I’m really excited to be back as a journalist here at The News. I say back because – as some of you may remember – I was also here…
Hello everyone. I’m Jeremy Smith, and I’m really excited to be back as a journalist here at The News. I say back because – as some of you may remember – I was also here…
Things are heating up for the Te Awamutu Volunteer Fire Brigade just days out from this weekend’s 2023 Firefighter Sky Tower Challenge. And, last Saturday, amid putting some final preparations in place, some of the…
Regional councillor Clyde Graf has called for an end to closed-door workshops. In an exclusive column for The News, he says the Waikato Regional Council held 58 closed-door workshops in 2021-22, where the Hamilton City…
A fledgling Te Awamutu not-for-profit organisation – Ko Wai Au Trust – is planning the next phase of its community-minded aspirations. The News reported on the trust’s launch in March and seven weeks later there…
Some of Waipā’s recycling collection is being trucked to Hamilton and Auckland for sorting to relieve pressure on the Te Awamutu sorting centre. The pressure created by excessive contamination – residents putting non recycling rubbish…
Waipā District Council has scooped up yet another major award for its first spatial plan – this time against competitors from across the ditch. Ahu Ake – Waipā Community Spatial Plan has won the Community…
Waipā farmers finally have a free solution to complete an accurate and approved farm environment plan which shows their farm terrain down to the nearest metre. Three-dimensional mapping data known as LiDar (Light Detection and…
An audit of the district’s art has taken place with a view to assessing what is worth keeping and what can be officially removed from Waipā District Council’s collection. More than 120 paintings, prints, sculptures…
Residential properties in Waipā have increased in value by an average of 46 per cent according to independent revaluations. It means the capital value of the average Waipā residential property is now $959,000 up from…
A second allocation of 25 kiwi in as many weeks made the trip from Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari and were welcomed in the capital – where they’ll be released into the Wellington hillside – on Tuesday….
