With her irrepressible joie de vivre, boisterous curls, crazy footwear and love of practical jokes, California-born Cambridge Middle School teacher Claire Bush was “larger than life”. “She brought laughter to any place she went,” said…
With her irrepressible joie de vivre, boisterous curls, crazy footwear and love of practical jokes, California-born Cambridge Middle School teacher Claire Bush was “larger than life”. “She brought laughter to any place she went,” said…
A group of volunteers working in Te Awamutu and Cambridge have this year diverted 8.5 tonnes of e-waste from Waipā’s landfills. Urban Miners, a not-for-profit enterprise recycles, or diverts for reuse, domestic and business e-waste…
Business leaders are joining the call for action on a third bridge for Cambridge. Business owners were among a group which met at C & R Developments in Hautapu last week. Managing director Mike Ross…
A previously unknown pā site on a landowner’s property near other known archaeology has not held up progress on Te Awa Cycleway’s northward route. Work was stopped when the pā site was discovered. Heritage New…
Every time Ōhaupō resident Sue Davies drives to and from Hamilton for work, she’s reminded of the car crash she was involved in on the corner of SH3 and Raynes Road in Rukuhia. On Wednesday…
Waipā District councillors have recommended a reduction to their numbers, boundary changes, the scrapping of a rural ward and the retention of its two community boards. The recommendations, made at a Finance and Corporate committee…
Question: Who puts soiled nappies into recycling bins? Answer: Waipā residents Many Waipā residents continue to contaminate their recycling bins and the gross contamination staff witness is resulting in resignations due to stress. Hypodermic syringes,…
Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest will stand again at next year’s local body elections – telling voters a recent stroke will not affect his ability to lead the council for a fourth term. “I’m really keen…
When Terry Honan takes his sleek 1971 Ford Mustang convertible out for a spin, he knows it will turn heads. Some do a double take when he is on his own because it is a…
Iza McVeigh, a fastidious wordsmith with a ‘knack for inappropriate timing’, slipped from this life on July 28 … 77 years to the day from when she arrived in this world as Iza Bisset in…
