Mention the word retirement to Sally Davies and she quickly responds by saying she is still working a day a week but come December that will be it. Then she will give up the practising…
Mention the word retirement to Sally Davies and she quickly responds by saying she is still working a day a week but come December that will be it. Then she will give up the practising…
Waipā type one diabetic Garry Dyet and three other Waikato-based members of an advocacy group are hailing Pharmac’s decision to provide access to funded continuous glucose monitors from this week. Dyet, Waikato University social scientist…
Dentist kept waiting The Dental Council has imposed stringent conditions of practice on a dentist who faces a 17 month wait to defend a charge in court. Rahul Gautam, 50, of Paul Kay Dental in…
Sarah Matthews topped the poll in the Waipā Networks Trust election, which closed at 5pm yesterday. The current chair secured 3653 of the 4312 votes cast – a measly voter return of 14.8 per cent…
Excitement around this month’s launch of a book linking the geology and whakapapa of Raglan’s Mt Karioi attracted over 160 people to the town’s Stewart St Hall. An exhibition on the extinct volcano, the new…
Nellis Harris is approaching her first Christmas as Rosetown Lions president with a flat deck truck in mind. She’s hoping some generous soul in Te Awamutu might help the iconic Christmas Sleigh Raffle this year…
Te Awamutu Community Menz Shed is putting its best foot forward to support the destruction of pests in the “pest free” corridor between the Maungatautari and Pirongia mountains. Last week the Menz Shed completed an…
Waitomo Group looks odds on favourites to feature in the Waikato Chamber of Commerce business awards after making five of 10 finals. The announcement the Te Kūiti-founded company was in the running for the Business…
Issues with roading infrastructure remains the top concern for people who live in the Waipā and Waikato districts, finalised annual residents’ surveys have confirmed. The areas Waipa residents wanted to see priority improvement in were…
Te Awamutu Primary School has converted its staff room and library into three classrooms to meet record enrolments. School principal Sharon Griffiths told The News of the measures taken as enrolments had already busted last…
