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Looking at the Budget

The Government presented its 2023 Budget last Thursday. They labelled it a bread and butter Budget. The opposition said there wasn’t much butter in it. Adjectives used by the media to describe it included minimalist…

Candidates talk strengths

One of the candidates for the vacant Waipā Māori seat says because she is a younger candidate, she will be able to connect with all whānau. Dale-Maree Morgan says her youth is the key point…

Judicial review withdrawn

A Judicial Review appeal by JD & RD Wallace Ltd against a Waipā District Council independent commissioner’s decision to grant land use consent enabling the construction of kiwifruit artificial shelters at 383 Parallel Road, Cambridge,…

Double Shot percussion blend takes Waikato’s music scene by storm

The Cambridge Town Hall has partnered again with Chamber Music New Zealand to present the talented Double Shot percussion duo in Waikato later this month. Yoshiko Tsuruta and Jeremy Fitzsimons, who make up Double Shot,…

Council’s AA- credit rating remains stable

For the sixth year running Waipā District Council has retained its AA- credit rating. Sydney-based analysts, Fitch Ratings, have confirmed a continued rating of AA- for Waipā in their annual review released on Friday. An…

Kiwi, and the spirit of a Lion

Terry Blackler, a man described as having the ‘true measure of a Lion’, has been recognised by the service organisation with the release on Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari of a Kiwi chick called ‘Blackler Sticky Beak’….

Graf knocks closed door meetings

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…

Jeremy returns

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…

Behind closed doors

I was first elected to Waikato Regional Council in 2013, as the representative for the Thames-Coromandel Constituency. Following a six-year hiatus, I was re-elected in 2022 as one of the two representatives for the Waipā/King…

Nightmare scenarios

There are around 50 ongoing eruptions right now, but you won’t hear of most of them because they are not big enough to hit the news cycle. Fortunately, many don’t really impact the people around…

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