The message from locals is clear: We want a train station in our town centre.

Ken Ferguson, of Waipuna Station, has 60ha set aside in significant natural areas.

As Tim Shadbolt takes aim at a 10th term, Noel Peterson says he is coming for the throne.

'The tearooms have lost so many staff they can't actually open Mondays and Tuesdays.'

Developers are still yet to receive consent for the project.

Mavis Mullins has been at the helm of the incorporation for 12 years.