Waipā District Council’s debating chamber became an auditorium for waiata moments after councillors voted to guarantee a seat for iwi. Councillors – most of whom had interspersed their comments with te reo – stood with…
Waipā District Council’s debating chamber became an auditorium for waiata moments after councillors voted to guarantee a seat for iwi. Councillors – most of whom had interspersed their comments with te reo – stood with…
Residents of one of Cambridge’s oldest streets say its care by Waipā District Council is of third world standard and that the street resembles a cross country course. Hall Street is a designated heritage street…
Cambridge man Bill Wilson – long-time Rotarian and crooner with their band The Bruised Brothers – has uncovered an interesting piece of his family’s history. When shifting things around at home, out popped an old passenger ticket…
Patronage at Waipā’s two libraries is on the up with 553 new users signed up in the first quarter of the year taking the number of patrons in Te Awamutu to 15,438 and 20,640 in…
Popping out for a ciggy break in the Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Kihikihi, Ohaupo and Pirongia central business districts will become a thing of the past if Waipā District Council adopts a Smokefree and Vapefree Policy. The draft policy is…
Peter and Berta Welten are as smitten with each other as the day Cupid’s arrow struck in 1952. “It was love at first sight,” said Berta, 85, who met Peter and his family at St Peter’s Catholic Church in Cambridge…
Building consents valued at $114.6 million were issued by Waipā District Council in the first quarter of this year. Among the 453 consents were 145 new dwellings. The significant consents were: • 2 Fort Street Cambridge,…
Rushing to help people is part of the job for Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade Members Glenn Philip, Ellie Mills, Tyler Six and Michael Graham. But on May 22 they’ll be taking it to new heights as…
A tough start in life did little to dent the generous nature that characterised Peter Downie. It didn’t stop him from putting down family roots and winning plaudits for the work he did for Cambridge over seven decades. Peter died at his Leamington home earlier this month. The weeks…
Mates Matter Charitable Trust founder Craig Bulloch was delighted with the response to his ‘654 Challenge’ fundraiser in Cambridge. The event, held at Studio Move in Carters Flat, saw around 40 people go through their paces across 10 stations to help increase awareness around mental…
