A move to lower the voting age for local body elections is getting mixed reviews from the region’s politicians. Local Government Minister Kieran McAnulty introduced the bill into Parliament on Wednesday last week – but…
A move to lower the voting age for local body elections is getting mixed reviews from the region’s politicians. Local Government Minister Kieran McAnulty introduced the bill into Parliament on Wednesday last week – but…
Hundreds of Waipā pre-schoolers are getting a head-start on local history. It’s been 12 months since the Te Awamutu Museum, Education and Research Centre secured a three-year contract with the Ministry of Education. The contract…
Samuel Moriarty plus Amirdha Kanchi plus Leon Lee equalled victory for St Peter’s Cambridge at this year’s WaiMaths Quiz at the University of Waikato. The trio beat 14 other year 11 teams, edging out Hillcrest…
The impact of Fonterra’s milk price forecast on the greater Waikato, which contributes about 23 per cent of the county’s milk supply, will be significant, a Waipā accountant says. Jarrod Godfrey, Associate Partner at Findex…
Residents living with dementia at Cambridge’s Resthaven on Burns care centre have welcomed the installation of an innovative door system aimed at providing a greater sense of home and comfort. The doors have a made-to-measure…
Predator Free Cambridge have been visiting Cambridge schools and the Cambridge Women’s Club this week to spread awareness about predator control and conservation week. Karen Barlow, who has managed the Predator Free Cambridge project since…
National is struggling to get positive engagement over its proposal to cut cell phone use in schools. The opposition announced last week that cell phone use at school would be banned to “help lift achievement…
New Cambridge Lions president David Espin wants to extend the club’s community service focus to one that better cares for club members. “We have an effective hands-on approach to looking after people in the community,”…
Thirteen organisations will share $52,030 from the Waipā Waste Minimisation Community fund for projects as diverse as embedding worm farms into berms to establishing a reusable party supplies hire kit. Waste minimisation officer Sally Fraser…
Groundbreaking equine reproduction – or horse breeding – research at Equibreed NZ is helping keep work undertaken by Kiwi industry specialists “right up there” on the world stage. And, director Dr Lee Morris says nearly…
