New Zealand is in ‘unchartered waters’ with the dual threat of a more assertive China making us more exposed economically than ever before, and the precarious challenges presented by the Russia/Ukraine conflict. Speaking in Cambridge…
New Zealand is in ‘unchartered waters’ with the dual threat of a more assertive China making us more exposed economically than ever before, and the precarious challenges presented by the Russia/Ukraine conflict. Speaking in Cambridge…
A roar of excitement erupts from the audience as the house lights go down and the hall is bathed in darkness. Stage lights blaze to life, illuminating a painted backdrop of ocean, islands. The auditorium…
Maungatautari has a secure funding future if responses from candidates for both Waikato Regional and Waipā District councils are an indication. Funding should continue to protect the Sacred Mountain so future generations can enjoy it,…
The minister responsible for putting the brakes on online voting for local body elections six years ago says the digital option still comes with risk. Taupō MP Louise Upston, part of whose electorate takes in…
It was an interesting weekend down in Wellington where local body elections are in full swing. Three serious candidates for mayor (one currently the incumbent). Sound familiar? In Wellington the local news describes them all…
The century-old Cambridge Raceway is to undergo a significant multi-million dollar facelift. Details were revealed exclusively to The News today by chair Graham Bowen and chief executive Dave Branch and come a fortnight after Waipā…
Waipā District Council has negligence claims totalling $8.5 million contained in an Annual Report newly elected councillors will have to approve in their first weeks in office. The court proceedings against the council are revealed…
Sitting councillors have had ‘exclusive’ access for eight weeks to a ratepayer satisfaction survey which produced a negative result for Waipā District Council. Two of the four mayoral candidates and a candidate in Pirongia have told…
We asked candidates what change they would drive in Waipā if they were elected and to sum up anything else. Plus, we asked what they thought Waipā council does best and what needs to be…
Local body politics isn’t sexy. It doesn’t have the presence of a Winston Peters, the charisma of a Jacinda Ardern, and local body “political editors” on TV news at six breathlessly reporting on the latest…
