The United Kingdom last week got a new Monarch and a new Prime Minister. King Charles III and Liz Truss could scarcely have taken up their new roles in less propitious circumstances. The annual inflation…
The United Kingdom last week got a new Monarch and a new Prime Minister. King Charles III and Liz Truss could scarcely have taken up their new roles in less propitious circumstances. The annual inflation…
Early last Friday, the world received the news that Queen Elizabeth II had passed away. This week also we celebrate Māori Language Week, 50 years after the petition for te reo Māori was deliverd to…
The provision of papakāinga – communal living on Māori ancestral land – in Waipā has been described as a top priority – but a plan change is needed to make it happen. “Our message is…
Waipā District Council wants the government to pick up 51 per cent of the bill for a third bridge for Cambridge – but is working on the basis that it will not be needed for…
Geoff Wright has been following events around Queen Elizabeth’s death with a sense of nostalgia only a few could appreciate. Before moving from his home in England to New Zealand in 2007, the Kihikihi resident…
Correction: 15 September 2022 The News reported on September 1 that Te Whatu Ora Waikato had not provided us figures showing caries rates in Waipā. We acknowledge that was incorrect. A forensic audit conducted late…
Concerns around local government bureaucracy, support for business, youth opportunities, and balancing growth with the preservation of Waipa’s core values were expressed at Monday’s ‘Meet the next Waipā Mayor’ gathering at the Cambridge Town Hall….
Waipā’s chief executive has taken the unprecedented step of briefing council candidates about the region’s finances saying the district is facing a “perfect storm.” Garry Dyet has opened the books to show council hopefuls and…
Hello all, reviewing last week’s incidents before writing my column this week, a couple of things stood out. I’ll start with burglaries. We had a spate of thefts from cars on private properties in St…
Twenty minutes can be shaved off the usual one-hour peak time bus commuting journey between Cambridge and Hamilton under radical plans unveiled last week. Dedicated bus lanes, fewer stops, route changes, hourly services starting and…
