Two firefighters who between them have given 67 years’ service to Cambridge and attended over 14,200 calls and musters have been presented with life membership to the Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade. Don Weinberg and Andrew…
Two firefighters who between them have given 67 years’ service to Cambridge and attended over 14,200 calls and musters have been presented with life membership to the Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade. Don Weinberg and Andrew…
Four Waipā district elected representatives and two staff members attended last week’s Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) conference in Palmerston North costing ratepayers more than $12,000. The conference finished on July 22, only 77 days…
Waipā council staff are on the road this week to get more comments from residents about dogs. They will be in Cambridge at the Farmers’ Market on Saturday and at the car-boot sale in Bank…
Cambridge News columnist Peter Nicholl spoke of the complexities of knitting together a fractured Eastern European banking system when he became Cambridge U3A’s opening speaker. The mid-July gathering was the first held at the group’s…
Waipā needs astute, strategic and well-informed leaders for what chief executive Garry Dyet describes as a “pivotal time” to be an elected representative in the district. “We need people who will put the time and…
Cambridge breastfeeding support group La Leche League is inviting mums to a coffee morning on Monday as part of World Breastfeeding Week. The group will meet at Clementine cafe at 10am and anyone breastfeeding their…
Dewey Finn is a wannabe rock star who was kicked out of his band and can’t make his rent payments so he takes up his friend’s job by posing as a substitute teacher at the…
A ‘lone’ Waipā councillor voice in favour of Three Waters reform has criticised government’s public relations in selling the radical water changes. Cr Andrew Brown, who chairs the Finance and Corporate committee, said he wanted…
Waipā District Council’s on-line presence has been given a quality lift. The council has responded to criticism that viewers could not see everyone involved in meetings which are broadcast online – and saved itself money…
The results of our online survey are in. Susan O’Regan was a runaway winner for mayor in The News’ first online poll of the local body elections. But the result shows she proved more…
