Local Opinion

Promises, promises!

The negotiations have finished, some give and take done, some appointments made; and now we have a three party government to lead us maybe for the three years. Promises have been offered by each composite…

Plane v Volcano

“The roar of these gusts could be heard above the plane’s engines. As the aircraft went through the ash and the heat it heaved and buckled and those in the cabin closed their eyes against…

Audit: favourable, work to do

The annual Audit Report on Waipa District Council from Audit NZ has recently been publicly released. The overall conclusion is a favourable one: ‘the financial statements and statement of performance present fairly the Waipa’s activity…

Restoring our environment

Here, in Te Awamutu we are lucky enough to be at the centre point between two maunga, Maungatautari and Pirongia. Flowing between the two maunga is the Mangapiko stream which winds its way directly through…

Reviewing our work

Transparency, accountability, being prepared to listen and take community feedback are core values of the Te Awamutu and Kihikihi Community board.  We are not always going to get everything across the line but we assure…

Cattle and gorse in Kihikihi

A most successful flower show and fancy fete was held at Te Awamutu.  Known as the Waikato West flower show, it was held in the Town Hall and blessed with beautiful weather. There was an…

Watching and waiting…

We are watching the complexity of volcanic unrest in real time in Iceland. A rapid increase in activity resulted from magma rising pretty close to the surface across a 15 km long area, causing earthquakes…

The story of Frederick Malcomson

The silence of the tent surprised Rowland Long when he returned to it around 10.30 on an April night in 1865. Rowland was part of Frederick Malcolmson’s survey party working around the Ngāhinapōuri district and…

Seek random encounters

I recently had a random encounter with a woman in a café. I was rushing to my car and heard someone yell my name across the room, and when I turned, I couldn’t see a…

Our future – my views

Andrew Myers has succeeded retiring Waipā ward member Mike Montgomerie on the Fonterra Cooperative Council and shares his thoughts today. For those of you that don’t know me, I live in Roto-o-Rangi between Cambridge and…

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