A new competition run by Waipā District Libraries during the April school holidays found a clever solution to the problem of jigsaws made maddeningly frustrating through lost bits. ‘Jigsaw Art’ ran across both Cambridge and…
A new competition run by Waipā District Libraries during the April school holidays found a clever solution to the problem of jigsaws made maddeningly frustrating through lost bits. ‘Jigsaw Art’ ran across both Cambridge and…
The conflict between rural-based industries and lifestylers is something Waipā District Council says is not uncommon – and the latest example is in Kaipaki. Agricultural contractor Karl Schwitzer has resource consent to operate a contractors’…
After a Covid-induced hiatus, the Cambridge Bridge Club is back in action and has a series of 10 free beginner bridge lessons starting next Tuesday. Club secretary Ailsa Henderson said it marks a welcome return…
Waikato’s environmental watch dog has visited the site of an illegal Waipā sand quarry – 28 days after it was alerted to its existence. Waikato Regional Council says there were no “apparent risks” to the…
One of Chris Prouse’s neighbours told him recently when her crook hip is playing up in the middle of the night, she prefers to listen to Cambridge Oaks FM. The music takes her back to…
Cambridge’s transfer station is unlikely to be opened anytime soon and operator Envirowaste says the Matos Segedin Drive facility needs a major safety upgrade first. The transfer station closed last August. Waipā District Council, which…
The vote of a single councillor when Waikato Regional Council chair Russ Rimmington got rolled this week prompted his suggestion it would result in a judicial review. Rimmington was dumped by an 8-6 margin on…
New Zealand’s disability sector is about to be overhauled and Enrich Group chief executive Karen Scott says she is cautiously optimistic for the change. “There is a lot of choice taken away in the current…
Local Karen Scott is the chief executive of Enrich Group, one of the region’s largest disability providers. A colourful career that includes netball, police, policy making, and support work has led her to become the…
“Firefighters never die. They just burn forever in the hearts of those loved ones they left behind and the people whose lives they saved.” Cambridge would have made Don Gerrand proud last Saturday. Hundreds of…
