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OCTOBER 13, 2022
Facing up
Council to check slip by bridge
Susan O’Regan thought she knew what was in the Waipā mayor’s office – after all she has been in there many times in the past few years catching up with Jim Mylchreest. But when she opened one of the doors on Monday morning – 43 hours after she learned she had won the mayoralty and become Waipā’s first female mayor – she discovered she had her own bathroom. And then behind another door she found she had a kitchenette. Both were installed when John Hewitt was mayor back in 1995. The upgrades done for the Te Miro farmer are the last staff can recall in the office for more than 25 years. So, while it is not an immediate priority for O’Regan to put her stamp on the office in the same way she intends to do on the district, you get the feeling the next time The News gets an invite, things will look different. The News’ senior writer Mary Anne Gill captured this photo of the new mayor on Tuesday, when O’Regan was midway through gruelling meetings with her councillors – and also with her family and friends at her Roto-o-Rangi farm on Saturday when the news came through of her victory. Read Gill’s report on page 5 – the start of our review of the weekend election results.
Part of the river bank between Fergusson (Low Level) Bridge and Achilles Avenue in Cambridge has slipped into the Waikato River. While Waipā staff say the slip is “not significant” compared to other slips on the riverbank, they will still meet Waikato Regional Council staff next week to see if any remedial works are required. Because of its proximity to the bridge, the slip has been given “extra scrutiny”. It has likely been caused by several factors including soft soils, the saturation of ground through a very wet winter, and potentially the river undermining the lower slope during high water flows. We provide our clients with professional accounting and business advice at an affordable price.
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