Waipā deputy chief executive Ken Morris has resigned from his position and will leave the organisation in April. Morris has worked at the council for the past 15 years and is also the chief financial…
Waipā deputy chief executive Ken Morris has resigned from his position and will leave the organisation in April. Morris has worked at the council for the past 15 years and is also the chief financial…
World Wetlands Day at Lake Rotopiko just south of Ōhaupō was an overwhelming success for its organisers, attracting close to 200 visitors in just four hours. The collaborative family day was held in alignment with…
Waikato District Council welcomed new chief executive, Craig Hobbs, at its Ngāruawāhia council chambers last week. A pōwhiri was attended by more than 100 people including representatives from other councils, iwi, business and community leaders…
New Te Awamutu i-Site visitor information centre general manager Harriet Dixon brings many points of difference to her role. Having been a tourist herself, after living in the Waipā for seven years, she’s ready to…
Phil Mead has tried all the art mediums, but it is the magic of water colours which he has finally settled on. It might have taken him more than 20 years but his success as…
Boyd Nelson’s expertise in hot rods was clear when he and his 17-year-old son Brock named the 1935 Havana brown Ford Coupe the best among 139 other cars at Cambridge Raceway. “That’s a winner,” the…
“Somebody’s trash is another’s treasure,” as the saying goes, and two more community organisations took giant steps this week to establish themselves in Cambridge’s recycling hall of fame with that ethos. The Cambridge Repair Collective…
Cambridge volunteer dentist Penelope Roberts has removed mouthfuls of rotting teeth from children, travelled New Zealand and the Pacific islands on mercy missions, practised at the world-renowned Paddington Hospital in the UK and provided life-changing…
Waipā District Council has been ordered to add fluoride to Cambridge water supplies. Last week anti-fluoride campaigners introduced American lawyer Michael Connett to underline their opposition – to an audience that, bar one, appeared to…
Work developing a new $1.5 million playground at Leamington Domain has begun with all equipment – bar the iconic steam roller – removed. Work will finish in May. Meanwhile Jayco Huxtable, 8, of Leamington Primary…
