Long serving Waipā District councillor Marcus Gower has thrown his support behind Susan O’Regan as mayor. Gower, first elected in 2010 for Te Awamutu, said under O’Regan’s leadership, many tough decisions had been made to…
Long serving Waipā District councillor Marcus Gower has thrown his support behind Susan O’Regan as mayor. Gower, first elected in 2010 for Te Awamutu, said under O’Regan’s leadership, many tough decisions had been made to…
Seven-year-old Emma Nicholson and her Bellbird Speech and Drama classmates conjured up some magic at the Te Awamutu Performing Arts Competition on Saturday. The five Leamington School students teamed up to perform an original mini-play,…
The Cambridge Resthaven Community Trust has appointed Michael Martin as its new chief executive. The appointment, which will be effective from December 1, was announced last week by Cambridge Resthaven Board chairman, Greg Liddy. Martin…
Rural Women New Zealand members and invited guests have celebrated 100 years of the movement at Mystery Creek. Around 200 members and guests arose to their feet in the Bledisloe Building on Friday to recite…
It was the last Waipā District Council meeting of the term yesterday, and the 284-page agenda offered a mix of controversy and some tantalising public-excluded items. Staff advised councillors not to approve a notice of…
Site for sale The former Bunnings site in Cambridge is on the market. The 2616 sq m building on a 6851 sq m site is on the corner of Lake and Queen Sts and was…
Kaipaki School made such a significant contribution to the recent Cancer Society appeal Waikato Bay of Plenty official Heather Connolly attended the end of school assembly to say thank you. And one pupil, Oli Schick,…
The last time an Air New Zealand jet flew commercially from Hamilton Airport, Russ Rimmington and John Hewitt were mayors of Hamilton and Waipā. A quarter of a century later, their successors Paula Southgate and…
Waipā event organisers say they’re being forced to rethink traditional routes, shifting away from public roads and footpaths to avoid escalating traffic management costs. The latest example is the Cambridge Harriers and Athletic Club, which…
Waipā District Council staff have recommended 17 organisations receive funding from this year’s District Promotion Fund, which was halved to $75,000, down from $150,000 last year. A total of 48 applications requesting $425,643 in funding…
