Te Awamutu News

10/09/2025

Check out the story about Blake Gower's space trip. Read more
Cambridge News NZ

His recent participation in the 67th London International Youth Science Forum has served to make Te Awamutu College student Blake Gower more determined than ever to pursue a career in aerospace engineering. Blake, 17, told...

04/09/2025

Editor Roy Pilott was at tonight's Cambridge Chamber of Commerce candidates meeting at the Town Hall and filed this report.
https://www.cambridgenews.nz/2025/09/oregans-cambridge-connection/

Cambridge Chamber of Commerce NZ

Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan stood her ground and may have felt vindicated for it at tonight’s meet the candidates gathering in Cambridge. The audience comprised members of the Cambridge Business Chamber – members of a...

04/09/2025

26/08/2025

Quarry to the south of Cambridge which will bring hundreds of trucks through town is given the go ahead.

Independent hearing commissioners have granted resource consent for a proposed sand quarry at 77 Newcombe Road, southeast of Cambridge. Waipā District Council group manager district growth and regulatory services Wayne Allan said the decision was...

22/08/2025

Oh dear, again we had to resort to the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act to get information we used to get from staff via regular council and committee meetings. Heard of On the Radar? It's Waipa District Council's fortnightly "secret" hub with essential information, updates and reminders about upcoming projects and programmes.

We have issues 1-12 -- there have been three more since we made the request so we've asked for them too, under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act, sigh.

Anyway enjoy the read.

After we had to request them under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA), Waipa District Council has provided us with copies of its publication On the Radar from January to July. It...

19/08/2025

And here we go again .... another "secret" council report - apparently commissioned and paid for by ratepayers, quoted in a council media release "three Waipa events generated $1.6 million", but we're not allowed to read it because it contains commercially sensitive information of third parties.

In a media released dated August 12, 2025, Waipā District Council announces, “a recent report found that three Waipā events generated $1.6 million in economic activity”. (see release below) Good Local Media has sought access...

14/08/2025

Now we learn Waikato Regional Council still sent people to the LGNZ Conference even though they were no longer members. And the council had to pay for two councillors who didnt go.

Find out more.

Two Waikato regional councillors and chief executive Chris McLay attended the recent Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) conference in Christchurch—even though the council was not a member at the time. Councillors Robbie Cookson and Warren...