Hikoi traces key ancestor
Seven Raukawa wāhine are retracing the steps of the tribe’s key ancestor for 400 km across the central North Island.
The ancestor for whom their iwi is named, Raukawa, is also central to Tamahere’s past.
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Still time to shape community
Now’s the time to make sure the Waikato District Council hears your voice on what’s most important to you in our community.
Following the recent June meetings as part of the latest round of consultation on Blueprints for Tamahere and Matangi, further, written feedback can be given up until July 17.
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Call for local ideas
Tamahere and Matangi residents are again being consulted about their priorities for their areas this month.
The consultation results will inform the Waikato District Council’s area blueprints – initiatives, projects, and work that are set to deliver livable, thriving and connected communities.
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Call for Tamahere priorities
The next phase of consultation between Tamahere and the Waikato District Council has begun on locals’ priorities for their area.
Tamahere people have until April 8 to express their views online and at a community meeting later this month.
The council is now calling for Tamahere’s top three priorities on issues such as a footbridge across Airport Rd, a zero waste initiative at the new shopping centre, and the re-zoning of some land from rural to village.
Read moreRubbish pick-up changes
The presents have been presented, the leftovers picked over, and the rubbish and recycling bins piled high. But when to put them out at the gate?
This week, despite Monday, December 28, being a statutory holiday, rubbish and recycling will be collected on the usual Thursday in Tamahere.
Next week, after New Year celebrations have similarly swelled the bins, collection day will be a day later on Friday, January 8.
Read moreSH1 head on crash slows traffic
A motorcyclist was left critically injured after his bike and a station wagon collided head-on on a new section of the Waikato Expressway being built south of Hamilton.
Emergency services were called to the crash on State Highway 1 at Tamahere, between Hamilton and Cambridge, about 1.20pm Wednesday.
A 65-year-old man riding a motorcycle was treated at the scene before being taken to Waikato Hospital where he was on Wednesday in a critical condition.
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Truck fire stops SH1
A truck that burst into flames on State Highway 1 at Tamahere tonight stopped traffic and spewed acrid smoke around the Devine Rd area.
The shaken driver of the Bublitz Transport truck was heading north into Hamilton around 6.30pm when flames started coming from the engine.
The driver, who gave his name as Willy, managed to bring his rig to a halt on the State Highway by the top of the Devine Rd on-ramp.
Read moreMore fears of student hostels
Residents of Rototuna in Hamilton have joined voices with Tamahere householders outraged about massive houses being built in their communities they fear are to become Chinese student hostels.
Chinese developer LV Park Construction is building a two-storey, seven bedroom house with ensuites in Barwick Place, Rototuna, and neighbours who believe it is intended to be student housing have taken their concerns to the Hamilton City Council.
The Waikato Times reported last week that LV Park manager Thomas Wang planned eight large-scale homes in a developing area of Tamahere, in the Waikato District Council’s patch.
Read moreStudent housing or family homes?
Tamahere homeowners are furious over what is being dubbed an illegal student housing complex they say will destroy their quiet, country lifestyle.
Waikato District Council is investigating the development after a resident raised concerns that eight massive houses being built on Hart Rd were intended to be used as hostel-type housing for Chinese students.
But the Waikato-based Chinese housing developer says such claims are untrue.
Read moreDogs attack sheep
Two dogs left to roam their Tamahere neighbourhood attacked sheep on Friday, mauling three so badly they had to be put down.
A Tamahere man who saw the dogs attacking the sheep in a Devine Rd paddock mid morning on Friday said a fourth sheep was also mauled but would probably survive.
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