It has been a hard week on the roads in Waikato and my heart goes out to those who have lost a family member or friend. While working last weekend I started my shift by…
It has been a hard week on the roads in Waikato and my heart goes out to those who have lost a family member or friend. While working last weekend I started my shift by…
A popular Cambridge 14-year-old killed in a crash in Pāpāmoa has been honoured with a street name in the new 3Ms Development opposite Te Awa Retirement Village. Hugo Shaw was a talented sportsman on the…
Waipā district councillors have taken the Three Waters bait – but say they are not hooked. They voted to put their hand up for Waipā’s $5.24 million share of the Government’s Better Off fund at…
This is indeed a tumultuous month with the international scene overshadowed by the sad passing of a wonder lady, mother and world leader. The media from around the world is showering us with completely understandable…
Kiwis are paying more for kai – and throwing more of it away. A new survey shows that Kiwi households are wasting $1500 of kai every year – a 4.8 per cent increase from last…
This week I took the unusual step of challenging the comments made by an election candidate. Responding to our lead story last week explaining how Waipā District Council’s chief executive Garry Dyet had warned of…
Three of them want to be the first person elected as the Māori ward representative for Waipā – but this race is setting new benchmarks in courtesy. Chivalry was the order of the evening when…
Planning for a 27ha super sports hub in Cambridge’s northern town belt can resume – after a lack of resources and Covid stymied progress. The development takes in three parks – Memorial, Tom Voyle and…
Waipā posties have delivered 39,608 voter packs around the district – but it’s likely many won’t be sent back. Te Awamutu postie Nicola Connolly and Cambridge’s Raewyn Smythe were incredulous when The News told them…
Cambridge Town Hall was a mass of colour in a stunning four-day light show honouring Queen Elizabeth at the weekend. The hall featured images from her and Prince Philip’s New Year’s Day 1954 visit to…
