The almost indecent haste Waipā District councillors decided to continue with First Past the Post for the next two local body elections, given the woeful 39.65 per cent turnout at last year’s election, came as…
The almost indecent haste Waipā District councillors decided to continue with First Past the Post for the next two local body elections, given the woeful 39.65 per cent turnout at last year’s election, came as…
Tears flowed as Dale-Maree Morgan’s whānau handed her over to Waipā District Council following a pōwhiri welcoming the new Māori ward councillor on Friday. Both Morgan and mayor Susan O’Regan were visibly emotional as the…
“Well then, that’s not something you see every day, is it?” Meet Monty – Cambridge Riding for the Disabled’s (RDA) therapy pony. Fast becoming known for lifting people’s spirits, he’s now taking his personable nature…
Drama productions at St Peter’s Catholic School are always a team effort and this year’s high seas extravaganza is no different – with teachers, parents and students all heavily involved, making it a real community…
Blue Light is flashing in Cambridge with plans to get young people on a national leadership voyage. The charity organisation, which has been supporting youth programmes across the country for 35 years, was established in…
Playbox Theatre’s Fantastic Mr Fox is a first for Nicole and Hayley Sherwin. The sisters are students at St Peter’s School and while they enjoy school productions, Playbox is on a whole different level, they…
Cambridge High School drama student Hamilton Kay has been given his dream shot after winning a place in the 2023 National Shakespeare Schools Production. “I was extremely happy when I found out; it was an…
Dale-Maree Morgan is under no illusion she has a lot of work ahead of her following her election to the vacant Māori ward seat on Waipā District Council. The result was confirmed earlier this week…
The Cambridge arm of the international ‘Octopus for a Preemie’ organisation is one of the recipients of recently distributed funds from last year’s Christmas festival. The organisation exists to ease the early days of premature…
Waipā residents are being asked to comment on a plan to extend the lease for the Farmers’ Market in Victoria Square, Cambridge but the organisation behind it is withholding information which could help in making…
