Police from across the district farewelled former Detective Paul Galletta at a service at Waikato Stadium last Wednesday. Paul died last month aged 62. He touched many through his involvement in rugby at all levels,…
Police from across the district farewelled former Detective Paul Galletta at a service at Waikato Stadium last Wednesday. Paul died last month aged 62. He touched many through his involvement in rugby at all levels,…
There have been flight cancellations in Indonesia recently following the eruption of Lewotobi Laki-laki, reminding us that volcanoes can impact areas far away from the eruption location. Volcanic ash is the most far-reaching hazard that…
Being ‘precise’ has importance for good reasons. Multiple areas of life demonstrate how a ‘near enough will do’ approach can result in disaster. Engineers and builders understand why it’s important not to take liberty with…
In 1975 the frail, though determined, figure of Whina Cooper hobbled the length of the North Island at the head of a slow-moving hikoi of many, predominantly Māori, people, to make a case at the…
Waipā District Council is preparing its 2025-34 Long Term Plan (LTP). The plan is a comprehensive and complex strategic document which sets the direction for the district over a 10 year period and is formally…
That bill Finally, we can all see that the three part Treaty Principles Bill is no threat to anyone and does nothing to diminish or alter the treaty signed by Hobson on behalf of the…
Police are aware a few counterfeit $50 notes have been recently presented around Cambridge. If you work in retail in Waipa, please be sure to train your staff on what to look out for, especially…
In Aotearoa we have an incredible array of cities by the ocean, near lakes or mountains, and in some cases, on or in volcanoes. Did you know that Lake Rotorua (Te Rotorua nui ā Kahumatamomoe)…
In the 1970s at the South Waikato News in Tokoroa, Brian Burmester was a leading light in the New Zealand Community Newspaper Association of which Good Local Media owner David Mackenzie is now president. Burmester…
A newspaper article last week said Finance Minister Nicola Willis was looking closely at a recent report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) titled ‘Revamping Competition in NZ”. I took a look…
