A two month closure of the Desert Road through the central North Island is a mixed bag for Waipā. In Te Awamutu and the King Country retailers and tourism operators are hoping for a busier…
A two month closure of the Desert Road through the central North Island is a mixed bag for Waipā. In Te Awamutu and the King Country retailers and tourism operators are hoping for a busier…
A club which was left homeless after its lease expired is surviving on the water. Brooklyn Water Ski Club, which had built clubrooms on leased land at Taumatawiiwii Reserve, on the banks of Lake Karāpiro,…
Teacher Lynne Douglas lived a robust life… rich with family, friends, travelling and musicals, all washed down with a not inconsiderable amount of shopping and Sauvignon Blanc. Stories of her escapades lifted some of the…
Just towards the end of a karakia aimed at reawakening the spirits in the Cambridge Town Hall on Monday, a door slammed shut in the distant. To those gathered, there was little doubt that was…
A Waipā District Council organised event to congratulate the district’s Olympians and Paralympians has been described as a “disaster” by the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce. The Friday event held in Victoria Square, Cambridge on December…
Waipā district mayor Susan O’Regan is planning for a second term and will seek re-election in October. The News sought comments from mayors in the Good Local Media readership area following Paula Southgate’s announcement she…
Waipā District Council has explained why the cost to upgrade Te Awamutu Wastewater Treatment Plant rose from $19 million to $48 million. The News revealed in November the upgrade costs to the council for the…
Regional councillors have voted to allocate more than $400,000 to buy equipment for its fight against golden clams. Corbicula fluminea was found in the Waikato River in May 2023 and is an invasive, fast breeding…
It was good while it lasted and well appreciated. That’s the view on the re-opening of the Karāpiro Dam road between December 21 and Sunday night when it closed again for several months. But two…
Victor (Vic) Petrie was a numbers man. He gave 46 years to education, and during the 27 he spent at Cambridge Middle School (Cambridge Intermediate in his day), he was as tenacious about teaching the…
