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…
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…
When the new term started this week, hundreds of Waipā secondary school students left the district by bus to go to school rather than attend their local one. But there is some debate around the…
Waipā councillors and community board members have been told to sort their relationships out so residents can have more say in what’s going on in their communities. The harsh recommendation comes from an external reviewer…
