Outgoing chief executive Garry Dyet attended his final Waipā District Council meeting last week and was given an emotional farewell by mayor Susan O’Regan. “This will be the last formal meeting that we will have…
Outgoing chief executive Garry Dyet attended his final Waipā District Council meeting last week and was given an emotional farewell by mayor Susan O’Regan. “This will be the last formal meeting that we will have…
A proposal to reduce the number of Waipā district councillors from 11 to eight is still on the table, but only just, after a workshop last week revealed significant disagreements among elected members. The proposal,…
That’s bloomin’ early … “Very early.” That’s the response from Waipā District Council parks team leader Matt Johnston to reports that fully bloomed daffodils could be seen around the district in the last week of…
Waikato police have made a significant number of arrests in recent days – including four in Te Awamutu. They say four young people were caught after fleeing from police following the burglary of a store…
A ‘back to basics’ Enhanced Annual Plan confirming an average rates rise of 14.8 per cent has been adopted by Waipā District Council for the financial year starting July 1. The rates increase is the…
“Before there was social media there was amateur, or ham radio, and it’s going to exist long after social media is just a memory.” That’s the view of longtime Te Kūiti radio ham Mick Gannon,…
Warnings the Waitomo District Council’s intent to raise landing fees at the Te Kūiti airport will backfire have failed to influence the decision. Aeroclub members warned the landing fees increase would discourage airport use, and…
The idea of locals with bush knowledge forming a rapid response search and rescue group has been floated by Waitomo resident Allen Juno. His suggestion follows the disappearance on Saturday, March 23, of a south…
After hearing a woman was lost in the Northern Pureora Forest, Dominique Fortis took six days off work to search for her. “She was missing in my back yard, in an area I have hunted…
Red Admiral caterpillars from the King Country have been taken to Auckland in the hope they will revive a population devasted more than two decades ago. Moths and Butterflies NZ Trust trustee Jacqui Knight said…
