Posts by Waikato Times
941 days ago

Poll: What do you think of National's roading plans?

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

Leader Christopher Luxon was in Hamilton on Monday to announce a $1.3b cash injection for Waikato roads - as part of a national plan for investment in roads and infrastructure.

If elected, the party's plans include an extension of the Waikato Expressway from Cambridge to Piarere and money for the Southern Links Project.

What do you think?

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What do you think of National's roading plans?
  • 51% Bring on the roads.
    51% Complete
  • 40.5% I don't think it's the best option.
    40.5% Complete
  • 4.3% I'm ambivalent.
    4.3% Complete
  • 4.3% Other - explain in the comments.
    4.3% Complete
210 votes
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16 hours ago

Mayor’s use of poo emoji costs ratepayers over $4k

Libby Totton Reporter from Waikato Times

South Waikato mayor Gary Petley will make a public apology, and has sworn off social media after admitting he got it wrong when an online dispute turned sour.

A code of conduct complaint was made by Putāruru ward councillor Zed Latinovic in January after Petley reacted to comments made about council expenditure on Facebook by using the ‘poo emoji’.

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2 days ago

🧩😏 Riddle me this, Neighbours…

The Riddler from The Neighbourly Riddler

I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?

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3 days ago

Some Choice News!

Kia pai from Sharing the Good Stuff

DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.

Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.

For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.

Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?

We hope this brings a smile!

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