Several Waipā district council staff face losing their jobs because they refused to get Covid vaccinations. The News understands 50 of the council’s 330 staff did not initially support the council’s Covid-19 Staff Vaccination Policy…
Several Waipā district council staff face losing their jobs because they refused to get Covid vaccinations. The News understands 50 of the council’s 330 staff did not initially support the council’s Covid-19 Staff Vaccination Policy…
Cutting hair has never felt like work to Debra Jenkins. “It doesn’t feel like a job, it just feels like catching up with people,” she said. But after running her Leamington barber shop for 17…
Following the opening of the Wairau Gallery in Whangarei earlier this year, Cambridge now has its own dedicated space for Māori toi (art). Te Toi Whakaahua gallery celebrated its formal opening on February 25, where…
Waipā looks set for a mayoral contest for the first time in six years at October’s local body elections. The News revealed exclusively last August that Jim Mylchreest planned to stand for a fourth term…
How far back does online social media go? As far as the dawn of time if you’re under 20. Everything you’ve ever texted, posted, liked, or commented still exists as a series of ones and…
A testimonial from his club president has earned a Cambridge 17-year-old a gleaming trophy. Stephen Wallace has been riding at the BMX track in Cambridge for 10 years. “This rider helps remind us that BMX…
The Waipā community will soon see the impact vandals are having in the district when council staff cannot complete general maintenance work. Community Services acting manager Brad Ward made the prediction to the council’s Strategic…
More than half a century after they first enlisted, four Cambridge veterans have been presented with their New Zealand Operational Service Medal (NZOSM) for service they saw in south-east Asia. Colin Parkinson, Sandy Sandford, Doug…
Rotarians, civic and business leaders gathered in Cambridge last week for a demonstration of the workings of Waipā Rotary’s enterprise, The Urban Miners, and to celebrate its recent big win. Run by Cambridge Rotary Club,…
The role volunteers play in assisting Waipā District Council at parks and reserves has been significantly constrained by Covid 19 restrictions. Groups like the Cambridge Tree Trust, Predator Free Cambridge, Eco-FX and Kakepuku Mountain Conservation…
