Shane Walsh is the new chief executive of the Te Awamutu Business Chamber. The 64-year-old recently moved back to Te Awamutu after being away from his hometown for 40 years. He joined the Te Awamutu…
Shane Walsh is the new chief executive of the Te Awamutu Business Chamber. The 64-year-old recently moved back to Te Awamutu after being away from his hometown for 40 years. He joined the Te Awamutu…
Four-term Pirongia councillor Clare St Pierre has been rewarded for her strategic thinking and keen intellect by being appointed Waipā District Council’s Service Delivery committee chair. She takes over from Grahame Webber who retired at…
It’s going to be the ‘Susan and Liz Roadshow’ from here on with senior staff members along for the ride. Waipā District’s new mayor Susan O’Regan and deputy Liz Stolwyk have embarked on a meet…
It was supposed to be a farmers’ protest, but they were not the only ones who showed up last week. Conspiracy theorists, Voices for Freedom members and tractor salespeople outnumbered rural participants in the Cambridge…
The sudden eviction of staff from Te Awamutu Museum last week underlines the fact Waipā has three town or village centres with significant and costly earthquake proofing to do over the next decade. The Earthquake…
Rowing legend Clive Steenson will be remembered at Lake Karāpiro when the Te Awamutu Rowing Club’s annual regatta is held on Saturday. “Without his tenacity and enthusiasm, I don’t think we would be here today,”…
The Media Council has rejected complaints by failed mayoral candidate Chris Woodhams and supporter Brenda Stamp about coverage in The News. Woodhams claimed The News presented him as a timewaster and produced “misinformation” to cause…
The damage caused by an early October frost, which decimated orchards throughout the Waikato, could have been prevented, says an exporter. Blueberries New Zealand (BBNZ) estimate between 1500 and 1800 tonnes of blueberries were lost…
Waipā District Council has evacuated the Te Awamutu Museum and an adjacent staff building following a seismic assessment, it said in a media release today. Chief executive Garry Dyet made the evacuation call today, following…
The chances of another algae bloom occurring at Lake Ngā Roto this summer are high, but new sensors will help council staff to respond quicker. “There is not a lot of actions that can be…
