“I’ve been farming for nearly 30 years and can’t remember a season that’s been so wet for so long, particularly over summer.” Amongst at times “astronomical rainfall and the tough challenges” that’s brought with it,…
“I’ve been farming for nearly 30 years and can’t remember a season that’s been so wet for so long, particularly over summer.” Amongst at times “astronomical rainfall and the tough challenges” that’s brought with it,…
Council staff appear to have struck the right balance when it comes to naming Waipā streets, says deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk. “A road name can be quite sensitive for our residents,” she told this week’s…
Waipā council staff say they’ve been assured by health officials that fluoridation of council’s water supplies is safe. There would therefore be no grounds to action two notices of motion from the Te Awamutu and…
The long wait for road and footpath improvements in one of Cambridge’s most historic streets is about to get a $350,000 refresh. Surface water ponding, potholes, tree debris build up and broken sections of sealing…
A Waipā farming leader says the hit dairy farmers are taking because of a reduced milk payout will hurt communities like Te Awamutu and Cambridge hard. Ōhaupō dairy farmer Andrew Reymer says incomes down on…
Thousands of invasive gold clams were found on Lake Karāpiro’s foreshore during the annual lake lowering on Saturday, 24 hours after they were designated an “unwanted organism.” And the find has confirmed Karāpiro Domain site…
Steampunkers and visitors enjoyed a day of dress-up, ‘mad hatter’ teas and Victorian-styled competitions at Sunday’s third Steampunk Community Fun Day at the Cambridge Town Hall. The event, organised by the InterlockNZ Trust and Waipā…
Cambridge’s historic Hall Street is booked in for a facelift. The beautiful tree-lined street in Cambridge east is one of the oldest in Cambridge, known for its large heritage trees and wide grass berms. But…
Waipā District Council will not join legal action seeking a review of a government directive around fluoride. In July 2022, Council was directed by the Ministry of Health to add fluoride to the Cambridge water…
Flood-ravaged families in Hawkes Bay, first responders, and low-income families in south Auckland are benefiting from the work of an enthusiastic group of Cambridge Oaks Village residents. Soon after Cambridge Oaks opened around 2019, one…
