The two Waipā community board chairs are unhappy they had to allocate their ratepayer-funded discretionary funds with the public watching. Cambridge’s Sue Milner said this year was the first time they had to consider the…
The two Waipā community board chairs are unhappy they had to allocate their ratepayer-funded discretionary funds with the public watching. Cambridge’s Sue Milner said this year was the first time they had to consider the…
One of the three waters scuppered Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest’s plans to join fellow mayors on the steps of Parliament for a protest earlier this week. Mylchreest has joined forces with Communities For Local Democracy…
Waipā District Council and Lakewood developers have explained why several trees have recently been felled on Lake Te Koo Utu’s Camellia Walkway. A reader contacted The News and Taupō MP Louise Upston when she said…
Practical driver licence testing will return to Cambridge next year and not before time, says Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency would not reveal where the testing would take place only to…
Two Cambridge teenagers will take their place in the 10th Youth Parliament and one can call on her mother for practical advice. Sophia Goodrich, 16, from Cambridge High School and Meghana Gaddam, 18, of St…
By Peter Matthews Tension was high as the online auction came to a climax. I had been watching it for a while and the bidding was sporadic in the days leading up to last night’s…
By Peter Carr This has been a week of both error and revelation. After the recent lengthy lockdown we set off southwards last Wednesday to catch up with Wellington-based families. All was good with the world…
Cambridge’s Victoria Bridge has passed its latest warrant of fitness – but it will require work to ensure it passes the next one. Concerns have been raised about the state of the century old bridge….
The saddest thing about losing Cambridge Motorcycle Club’s Rowling Place track is the impact on junior riders, says three-time New Zealand motocross champion Mike Cotter. “We only ride here six Sundays a year between 9.30am…
Cambridge’s popular Dutch market will be back running next week; the first since July. The market’s aim has always been to help people of Dutch descent connect with each other and for other residents to…