A tiny corner of the internet is about to wink out. Tamahere Forum, a hyper-local community news website covering Tamahere since 2008, is closing down. News of Tamahere Forum’s demise may well reflect the quote…
A tiny corner of the internet is about to wink out. Tamahere Forum, a hyper-local community news website covering Tamahere since 2008, is closing down. News of Tamahere Forum’s demise may well reflect the quote…
Long-standing Waipā councillor Clare St Pierre is “concerned” two Cambridge councillors have predetermined views on a third bridge over the Waikato River and say they should not be part of a project working group preparing…
Today The News introduces the 23 candidates who are running for mayor or a seat on the Waipā District Council. At a time when convincing people to stand – or remain on council – may…
There will be at least one new Waikato King Country representative on the regional council when votes are counted in the local body elections. Stu Kneebone’s constituency colleague, Andrew MacPherson, was not among the nominees…
Tamahere is part of a two-councillor super ward stretching from north-east to Gordonton to Waikato District Council’s southern boundary with Waipā and Hamilton city. The Tamahere-Woodlands general ward takes in Matangi, Eureka, Hautapu, Tauwhare, Koromatua,…
When nominations closed for the Waipā District Council local elections at midday on Friday, the fears there would not be enough candidates for a genuine election dissipated immediately. A flurry of people had come forward….
Graffiti and vandalism in Waipā are on the increase, particularly in Cambridge, and district councillors are asking whether community artwork is the answer. It costs ratepayers thousands of dollars each year to fix up council…
Waipā’s woeful reputation for recycling continues. Little could be sent for recycling because of significant contamination in Waipā’s glass collection last month, Transportation manager Bryan Hudson told the council’s Service Delivery committee this week. Glass…
Winston ‘Wint’ Steen was as straight up a guy as you could wish to meet. He was kind, hard-working, deeply competitive, a great listener who remained discreet and a loyal family and community man. His…
It doesn’t take much to bring the roading network in the lower Waikato to a crawl – and here’s the evidence. Maintenance work launched at the start of the month at Karāpiro between Cambridge and…
