Waipā District Council has joined a nation-wide library movement and is proposing to remove library fines. The proposal is outlined in a revised schedule of council’s fees and charges for 2023/24, to go out for…
Waipā District Council has joined a nation-wide library movement and is proposing to remove library fines. The proposal is outlined in a revised schedule of council’s fees and charges for 2023/24, to go out for…
Cambridge High School families have dug deep to support students of Wairoa College in Hawke’s Bay affected by Cyclone Gabrielle and raised more than $3000 from a mufti day. “Everyone’s really wanting to get behind…
Waipā has been allocated an extra $10,000 to invest in projects and ideas that rethink, reduce and reuse waste across the district. The money comes from the Ministry for the Environment but is administered by…
A former Waipā based photographer based in Germany is helping raise awareness of mental health service in New Zealand. Conceptual fine art photographer Leigh Schneider’s solo exhibition Beyond the Shadows shows her work on topics…
When Janine Krippner saw the stone axe sitting on her parents’ bookshelf alongside some family photos at their Paterangi farm next to Lake Mangakaware, she immediately knew it didn’t belong there. Eight years in the…
Cambridge High School will throw a party to commemorate 50 years since its library opened – and the launch of its new archive room. Library manager Glenys Bichan said the March 23 celebration would be…
Sarah Ulmer is one of our greatest cyclists, the first New Zealander to win an Olympic cycling gold medal. The only medal I’ve won of any note is a gold for winning the Northland junior…
Waipā’s average rate increase will go up six per cent, but residential and commercial ratepayers will find themselves paying way more than that because the value of their properties are about to increase significantly. It…
Waipā District Council has settled on an average rate increase of six per cent next year. The increase was discussed today and once confirmed, will apply from 1 July 2023. Council has allocated $1.5 million…
The construction of a new signalised pedestrian crossing on Ōhaupō’s main street will start later this year. Work was anticipated to start in early 2023 however, due to procurement difficulties, it will now start at…
