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…
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…
Te Awamutu’s Museum is back, but with a new purpose and a new name. The museum was forced to close overnight last October following a seismic assessment which showed the building was vulnerable in an…
Waipā has sent four of its staff to help out weather stricken areas in Hawke’s Bay, Thames-Coromandel and Waikato. They have held positions of response manager, welfare, intelligence and planning support for a combined 232…
As a teenager, Daphiney Owen used to cruise around the rural roads of Rangiaowhia in old cars with her friends, completely unaware of the bloody massacre that took place there. Now, many years on, the…
Waipā District Council has teamed up with Creative New Zealand to give local creatives a funding boost. The Creative Communities Scheme aims to promote, support and increase participation in community arts and cultural activities in…
Balloons over Waikato is bringing its incredibly popular event back to Waipā. Balloons Visits Waipā returns to Mighty River Domain at Lake Karāpiro this month, six years after its first visit in 2018. Feature Balloons…
I think God is trying to get our attention. In the wake of natural disasters like earthquakes we see horrific tragedies like mass-shootings. On the back of global pandemics, we see flooding and cyclones. People…
Waipā District Council will go to the market to find a company to provide onsite management at its Lake Karāpiro events venue. GL Events Ltd, a company owned by deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk and her…
The value of Aotearoa’s new history curriculum was made clear to Waipā students this week. After about 50 people gathered in the mist on Tuesday for an annual commemoration of one of the country’s most…
When Mike and Debbie Glasson bought a hydroseeder machine 17 years ago, it was arguably one of the most crucial business decisions they ever made. The couple have owned Ōhaupō-based Lawn & Turf Contracting (civil…
