Gerry Wake admitted to being slightly overwhelmed at the start of his 100th birthday celebrations. His October 25 centennial started with a small gathering in the billiard room at Te Awa Lifecare, Gerry’s home for…
Gerry Wake admitted to being slightly overwhelmed at the start of his 100th birthday celebrations. His October 25 centennial started with a small gathering in the billiard room at Te Awa Lifecare, Gerry’s home for…
Three central North Island primary health organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Waikato University to tackle New Zealand’s health workforce shortages. In putting pen to paper, chief executives from Pinnacle, Hauraki and National…
Review: Cook Plate Savour, published by Cambridge Primary School. I’m not a cook, my family know that but even I could make something out of this book because the recipes are by and large simple…
Ewen Lee was nine months old, and his mother Keryn sensed there was something not right. He was not meeting the usual milestones and unlike others his age was barely moving on the floor. The…
The historic Cambridge Water Tower has a stay of execution, but questions remain over why discussions about it were held behind closed doors at a public excluded workshop. Waipā District Council announced this week councillors…
Meet Glenys Miller. The 72-year-old feisty Cambridge farmer, mother of two, grandmother of five and great grandmother to three and three quarters is angry. So mad she told the person to “get lost” who knocked…
The benefits of advanced genetic research in identifying disease pathways and developing treatments was outlined at a recent talk in Cambridge. New Zealand geneticist Professor Russell Snell’s talk to Cambridge U3A focused on trials being…
Sparks flew in Te Awamutu. Waipa Networks and The Lines Company’s and best line mechanics and cable jointers competed against national peers at the annual three day Connection at Castleton Park, last week. The News…
Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust lost $500,000 – most of it in depreciation – in the financial year to June 30. The operator of the world’s largest predator proof fence of 3363 hectares around Mt Maungatautari…
The value of Waipā District Council’s shareholding in Waikato Regional Airport dropped by 1.7 per cent in the last year against a backdrop of falling profits. The value of the council’s 777,110 shares in Waikato…
