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Quarry hearing adjourned

2 weeks ago | wbn.co.nz | Mary Anne Gill

Significant changes to a proposal by RS Sand to establish a sand quarry on the southern outskirts of Cambridge has delayed the final decision another month. A hearing before commissioners Richard Blakey (chair), Ngaire Phillips, and Tim Manukau in Waipā District Council’s Te Awamutu chambers was adjourned part way through the third day last week.
Community centre completed

2 weeks ago | wbn.co.nz | Jesse Wood

The $3.3 million Te Awamutu Presbyterian Centre has been in the pipeline for more than a decade – as of late March, the debt-free project was completed. The Mutu St land once occupied by St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, now holds a new building to house the church congregation, meetings, seminars, events and counselling services. With a commercial kitchen and video link available, the usage possibilities are endless for the multipurpose facility.
Increase Leads by Understanding Intent

3 weeks ago | wbn.co.nz | Josh Moore

A high-performing website should do more than just look good – it should drive leads and conversions. If your website isn’t generating the number of leads you expect, it may be time to reassess your strategy. One of the most effective ways to improve lead generation is by implementing targeted calls to action (CTAs) that cater to different stages of the buying journey. Not every visitor to your website is ready to buy immediately.
A journey of resilience

3 weeks ago | wbn.co.nz | Claire Williamson

Four years ago, I faced a daunting diagnosis: Stage 4 Endometriosis. I recently marked my third surgery in an ongoing battle against this relentless condition. Endometriosis, where tissue similar to the uterine lining grows outside the uterus, has challenged me with pain and discomfort for years, and currently there is no cure for its sufferers. Hence managing “Endo” involves more than surgeries and treatments; it requires a multli-layered, quite concerted approach, with multiple streams of action.
Make mine a double please

1 month ago | wbn.co.nz | Mary Anne Gill

Hamilton city councillor Andrew Bydder says he will stand for both Waipā and Hamilton councils at the upcoming local body elections. Bydder, a 54-year-old Cambridge architectural designer, has ruled out a bid for Waipā mayor citing the need for a supportive council. “I would hate to be mayor with a council that works against me.”Waipā’s decision to move its meeting days from Tuesdays to Wednesdays has made it possible for him to sit on both councils, he said.
Links highway: what's needed

1 month ago | wbn.co.nz | Mary Anne Gill

New Zealand Transport Agency only needs 6.4 per cent of the 36.631ha of Narrows Golf course land it paid $20 million for less than a decade ago. The portion needed for Southern Links, one of the government’s roads of national significance, takes in what once was the course’s second, seventh, 11th and 15th greens,It then cuts an easterly swathe through Waikato countryside, across Pencarrow Rd, north of Day Rd, dissecting Tamahere Drive and then onto the SH1 Expressway.
Sara’s five-star invite

1 month ago | wbn.co.nz | Jesse Wood

From cafes to top wedding venues to Irish pubs, Sara Lawry has worked on both sides of the Tasman – and both sides of Waipā – Te Awamutu and Cambridge. Now the Te Awamutu-based Storyteller Eatery and Bar sous chef is set to display her skills at a Waikato Women Long Lunch Degustation this month. The event is held each year at a restaurant in the Hamilton area.
Waipā plays the Trump card

1 month ago | wbn.co.nz | Mary Anne Gill

Donald Trump is a risk. Without naming the president, Waipā District Council’s Business Resilience and Risk advisor Genny Wilson says the US government’s introduction of tariffs and any later retaliatory action by the rest of the world has catapulted it into the council’s risk register. The geopolitical and geoeconomic environment is uncertain, Wilson told the Audit and Risk Committee in her report this week. She also warned the council’s debt levels were trending upwards.
Strategy is key as rates fall

1 month ago | wbn.co.nz | Claire Williamson

Interest rates are now well and truly falling, and with yet another drop announced by the Reserve Bank this week, we’re getting more and more questions about how to make the most of this and what the best strategies heading forward really are. At the moment borrowers are in an unprecedented position. In the next 12 months, more than 80 per cent of all loans will be re-fixed onto cheaper rates.
All talk, no action - Waikato Business News

2 months ago | wbn.co.nz | Claire Williamson

Summer in New Zealand means barbeques, hot weather, and a few beers by the beach. It also means gatherings – of family, friends, even colleagues who want to connect and spend their downtime together. The talk often turns to property, economics, and investing (well, perhaps just in my circles!) and this year it’s got me thinking about how often these conversations really lead to real action.