Construction of the Te Awa River Ride shared path between Cambridge and Hamilton is about to hit top gear, following its support by Government as a ‘shovel ready’ infrastructure project.
The next construction project to be let will be the Airport Rd/SH21, Tamahere underpass.
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We’re expecting a truck load of visitors this coming month so I’ve been freezing a selection of mouth-watering meals in expectation. This includes a favourite way of cooking a whole duck — in a slow cooker.
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Polls suggest Labour could win the upcoming election with an absolute majority. No need for a coalition partner then. Without New Zealand First and its self-proclaimed “handbrake for bad ideas” role, Labour could move on its campaign promises.
So what about the National Party?
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The Waikato District Council is inviting feedback on its proposed Alcohol Control Bylaw.
The purpose of the bylaw is to reduce alcohol-related harm.
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‘My favourite animal is steak,; quipped American writer Fran Lebowitz.
And, yes, there’s nothing quite like a perfectly grilled beef steak.
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Submissions are open on a review of the Waikato District Plan that focuses on polices and rules governing climate change and natural hazards.
A drop in session is being held in the Tamahere Community Centre, Devine Rd, on Tuesday, September 1 from 3pm to 6.30pm to enable locals to discuss issues with council officials before making their submissions.
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The first of around 133,000 plants, shrubs and trees to be planted in three gullies on the Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway were heeled in earlier this month.
The restoration work covers 10ha including the Mangaharakeke and Mangaone gullies at Tamahere.
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A couple quarantined at the Jet Park Hotel at Hamilton Airport have spoken out about their experience, praising those doing “a difficult job in such unusual times”.
Britons Jaqueline and Giles Fawcett wrote in support of their managed isolation experience.
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Tamahere Country Club residents Mike and Eileen Blake have been living in Tamahere’s newest retirement village (aka construction site) since before level 4 lockdown. Their first impressions ran earlier. Now Mike introduces another couple who have joined the residents’ group.
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Takeaway food courtesy of the Gourmet to Go food trucks has become a Thursday night feature in Tamahere.
Started as a trial in June, a rotating line up of the popular food trucks are now a regular haunt for those wanting a weekly meal treat or a night off cooking.
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