Archie Hazlett is just as happy scrabbling in the mud for a rugby ball as he is treading the boards. The St Peter’s School student is not only a top rower and 1st XV rugby…
Archie Hazlett is just as happy scrabbling in the mud for a rugby ball as he is treading the boards. The St Peter’s School student is not only a top rower and 1st XV rugby…
A progress report on the $36 million dollar development at Cambridge Resthaven was given to residents this week alongside confirmation of Waipā District Council’s decision to fund one of the development’s studio units. The $84,000…
Cambridge supermarkets, fruit and vegetable shops, butcheries and schools are teaming up with Waipā District Council to encourage residents to reduce their single use plastic during Plastic Free July. Waste minimisation officer Sally Fraser said…
When DOC-registered native bird rescuer Judy Fentress was invited to be part of Dorothy Wakeling’s Project Ruru weekend at Tauwhare’s Sculpture Park, she initially bowed out because there wasn’t a single ruru among the hundreds…
A new paper calling for a rethink of dental hygiene for children has been released days after The News revealed Te Awamutu’s Community Board had accused the Government of “subverting” science over fluoride use. The…
There appears to be little or no interest in compelling local bodies to live stream all their meetings. Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta has signalled she is comfortable with the current arrangement which leaves the…
Trailblazing Kiwi jockey and one of Cambridge’s honoured daughters, Linda Jones, has provided a massive boost to Cambridge’s Riding for the Disabled (RDA) through her support of a new trust. The launch of the Linda…
Cambridge’s High Level Victoria Bridge is to have a $2.6 million facelift for the first time in more than 20 years. Work is expected to start in September and Waipā District Council transportation manager Bryan…
A general review of housing in the district has been delayed by six months because of a heavy workload at Waipā District Council. Known internally as Draft Plan Change 21, the scope of work includes…
Waipā’s population has cracked 60,000 for the first time in its 33-year history, up from 48,200 a decade ago. But whether that growth continues depends on what council policy advisor David Totman calls a “rogue…
