Matamata-Piako will be encouraged to establish a Māori ward for the 2022 local body elections. Its Manawhenua forum, which met on Tuesday last week, unanimously recommended the establishment of a ward – and that the…
Matamata-Piako will be encouraged to establish a Māori ward for the 2022 local body elections. Its Manawhenua forum, which met on Tuesday last week, unanimously recommended the establishment of a ward – and that the…
Waipā District Councillors have 10 weeks to determine whether or not to introduce a Māori ward at the 2022 local body elections – but individually most have yet to announce where they stand. The News…
Waikato Regional Council wants to loan moan to future proof homes. It has unveiled a proposal in its 10-year plan which would see up to $35 million made available in loans to turn cold, damp…
Waikato Regional Councillors have backed a project to future-proof homes in the province via low interest loans. The proposal is part of the council’s draft long term plans. Roy Pilott looks at the proposal and…
Russ Rimmington expects some opposition to his council’s proposal to retro-fit homes – but he challenges the naysayers to suggest something better. “National and Labour have failed when it comes to housing. Retro fitting is…
Some homeless people who are becoming more visible in Cambridge have spent all their lives in the community, Cambridge Community House manager Harriet Dixon says. “There have always been homeless people in Cambridge. They usually…
Hamilton Airport has resisted Covid by bouncing back with more domestic flights using bigger aircraft. Immediately before the Covid lockdown the airport was operating an average of 155 flights in and out of Hamilton via…
Cambridge Rotary’s charity fundraising dinner will have Kiwi driving legend Greg Murphy as its guest speaker. Organisers of the April 16 event, which starts at 6pm, are keen to sell as many tickets as possible and…
Waipā’s primary industry is continuing to buffer the district from the economic fall-out of Covid-19. In a quarterly report to the Waipā District Counicl this week, Wellington firm Infometrics said Waipā continued to hold up…
Waipā District Council has imposed a three-strike rule on rogue dumpers who have sabotaged the community’s recycling centre. More than 25 properties have been told their recycling services are suspended because they abused the collection…
