Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest has lashed out again at the Government for its “contempt” of local government through its proposed reforms. And he and fellow Te Awamutu representative Lou Brown are scathing of Local Government…
Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest has lashed out again at the Government for its “contempt” of local government through its proposed reforms. And he and fellow Te Awamutu representative Lou Brown are scathing of Local Government…
As the lunch bell rings at Cambridge Middle School, students surge from their classrooms, sprinting towards the cricket pitch in the centre of the playing field. The long concrete strip has been converted to a…
Expect to see jet planes over Waipā skies. Waikato Regional Airport Ltd, which operates Hamilton Airport on behalf of five local authorities including Waipā district, has revealed plans to develop a new corporate jet precinct…
Five Waipā staffers laid off because they refused to have Covid vaccinations have been offered their jobs back. Council chief executive Gary Dyet has told The News “in light of the changing circumstances” and new…
Waipā’s Covid bounce back has begun with domestic tourism credit card spending and visitor night stays above the New Zealand average and the best in the Waikato. Figures released by Hamilton and Waikato Tourism this…
Tamahere runner Boh Ritchie, 15, has burst onto the international athletics scene, winning gold at the 2022 Australian Track and Field Championships in Sydney. The St Peter’s School, Cambridge student also smashed six seconds off…
Cambridge dance teacher Courtney Richmond has been awarded one of two Waikato University Hillary medals. The 24-year-old is head of the dance department at Ignite Arts Academy. Academy director Maxine Nelson said Courtney was “an…
Introducing a new columnist. Tom Roa is Te Mata Ahurangi – Tikanga Advisor – at Waikato university. Dr Roa is a former Chair of Te Arataura, Waikato Tainui’s Executive, and a Ngāti Maniapoto kaumatua. His…
Sometimes the ink is barely dry on a column before I’ve had an idea for the next one. In other weeks I’ll get to Tuesday morning with a deadline at lunchtime with not a clue…
Former Cambridge High School student Penny Wallis has been granted one of two Waikato University Artemis Foundation scholarships. Penny is entering her third year of a Bachelor of Environmental Planning something she got into after…
