Civil Defence staff are exploring the role marae could play in emergencies. “There has been an expectation that most, mainly rural marae would be stood up as a Civil Defence Centre or a Community Led…
Civil Defence staff are exploring the role marae could play in emergencies. “There has been an expectation that most, mainly rural marae would be stood up as a Civil Defence Centre or a Community Led…
The Cambridge & Districts Pipe Band will join pipers around the world in performing a new tune to mark Queen Elizabeth 11’s Platinum Jubilee. Pipers in Commonwealth countries are being asked to mark the Queen’s…
Previously ‘public excluded’ reports and information from Waipā District Council could be released following a decision this week by councillors. Legal counsel Diana Aquilina told the council if somebody made a request for a previously…
The environment is at no risk from the workings of an illegal quarry at Maungatautari, a Waikato Regional Council incident response officer has told the man who alerted the council to its existence. In an…
Waikato regional councillors have been told to shut up and not comment on any recent council decisions as its former chair heads to court to try and get his $161,000 a year job back. The…
America’s gain will be New Zealand’s loss when organist, collaborative pianist and choral conductor Eon Malan leaves. In his two years here, the South-African born musician has made an impact, not only at St Andrew’s…
Training with the Gallagher Chiefs on Friday afternoon was a dream come true for Cambridge Middle School student Riley McBeth. Riley started playing rugby when he was four and has never missed a Saturday game…
The Waipā council communications’ team took out the major prize at the public relations annual award last week for its entry encouraging residents to get involved in the council’s Long Term Plan. Charlotte FitzPatrick, Regan…
I got into the smaller of our two cars this morning and pushed the start button. The car said: “I’m fed up with being a Nissan Juke; I wanna be something big like a Ford…
KiwiRail was instrumental in the closure of the railway crossing by Holland Rd on State Highway 1B because of the threat of a derailment. The 1B route is a popular one for drivers heading north…
