Hauraki rates set to rise 10.6 per cent
Hauraki District Council confirmed its rates for the next financial year at its May 29 meeting, with the adoption of its 2025/26 annual plan. Council’s group manager of business support…
Connie and her handler Sue are lending a non-judgemental paw to youngsters wanting to practice their reading. Photo: ALICE PARMINTER
Library listener lends a paw
There were a handful of patrons in Waihī Library on Friday afternoon: adults perusing the stacks; some teens on a computer; and a furry, four-legged visitor curled up among the…
Holly Timmins is embracing the opportunity to shadow MP Andrew Bayly as the Port Waikato electorate’s Youth MP representative. Photo: ALICE PARMINTER
Future leader steps up for Youth Parliament
Seventeen-year-old Holly Timmins has been getting a first-hand taste of what it’s like to be a politician.The Hauraki Plains College student was selected to be Port Waikato MP Andrew Bayly’s…