It’s been a real pleasure this last week being back at work undertaking my usual duties. Currently I’m in a phase of rebuilding some of the community contact relationships that I have had to let…
It’s been a real pleasure this last week being back at work undertaking my usual duties. Currently I’m in a phase of rebuilding some of the community contact relationships that I have had to let…
WE SAY …. Arrangements which smack of an old boys’ network influence are not something the Waipā District Council – particularly its media shy senior economic development manager – should be a party to. For…
This year is a biggie for Waipa. We have an ambitious ‘To Do List’ including the Annual Plan, the review and adoption of three major strategies – Transport, Environment and Economic Well-being – plus the…
It’s been a few tumultuous weeks on the policing front for me and I know I have been somewhat absent from writing my column. I must thank Deb Thurgood for filling in me. Illegal street…
Move over Nostradamus. Here comes Peteramus Matthewsilus. I’ve been observing the world over the past (nearly) 60 years, and I am now in a position to reveal what the future holds. Notwithstanding the butterfly effect,…
Having just spent a week in the Kapiti area visiting family I had the opportunity to watch the saga surrounding the repeatedly delayed Transmission Gully Road. It involves approximately 30 kilometres of four lane tarmac…
I want to start with a couple of “Thank You” messages this week. On Monday, a man walked off from one of our local rest homes and was reported missing. He was seen a couple…
The Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA) came into force in December 2021. At the end of January, 2022, an investigation was announced because of the huge number of complaints made by disgruntled prospective…
Hi everyone, my name is Benjamin, and I’m proud to announce that I have joined the Te Awamutu News team as one of their journalists. Last year I interned for the paper while studying. It…
Facebook has become a preferred communication tool for Covid and crimefighting. Police and the Waikato District Health Board are using their Facebook pages to report crime and Covid outbreaks – and not telling print media…
