Previously ‘public excluded’ reports and information from Waipā District Council could be released following a decision this week by councillors. Legal counsel Diana Aquilina told the council if somebody made a request for a previously…
Previously ‘public excluded’ reports and information from Waipā District Council could be released following a decision this week by councillors. Legal counsel Diana Aquilina told the council if somebody made a request for a previously…
The environment is at no risk from the workings of an illegal quarry at Maungatautari, a Waikato Regional Council incident response officer has told the man who alerted the council to its existence. In an…
Waikato regional councillors have been told to shut up and not comment on any recent council decisions as its former chair heads to court to try and get his $161,000 a year job back. The…
America’s gain will be New Zealand’s loss when organist, collaborative pianist and choral conductor Eon Malan leaves. In his two years here, the South-African born musician has made an impact, not only at St Andrew’s…
The Waipā council communications’ team took out the major prize at the public relations annual award last week for its entry encouraging residents to get involved in the council’s Long Term Plan. Charlotte FitzPatrick, Regan…
KiwiRail was instrumental in the closure of the railway crossing by Holland Rd on State Highway 1B because of the threat of a derailment. The 1B route is a popular one for drivers heading north…
Residents at Cambridge Resthaven enjoyed a visit by some unusual guests recently when four fluffy alpacas, accompanied by their owners Lynda and Bruce Mathews, visited for the morning. The Mathews have a close connection with…
The Violence Free Waipā team took to Cambridge’s streets last Friday to mark Pink Shirt Day, an annual event held to quell rising levels of bullying. New Zealand has supported Pink Shirt Day since 2009,…
Waikato regional councillors have been accused of rewarding a rebel councillor for helping roll their former chair Russ Rimmington. Councillors today reinstated Fred Lichtwark his full rights, three weeks after his vote secured the 8-6…
Herawana Tupaea is back on the road again with a mobile vaccination team hoping to prevent Waipā residents from getting influenza, measles and whooping cough. The Waikato District Health Board vaccine kaimanāki (team lead) knows…
