Waipā’s Monavale orchard is toasting success borne out of disaster. Just over two years after a budding crop was almost obliterated by an unseasonable October frost which hit both production and employment, Monavale has reinvented…
Waipā’s Monavale orchard is toasting success borne out of disaster. Just over two years after a budding crop was almost obliterated by an unseasonable October frost which hit both production and employment, Monavale has reinvented…
Cambridge retailers have been told to expect a sharper focus on shoplifting from police in 2025. At a retailers’ gathering last week Cambridge police sergeant Greg Foster said Richard Chambers brings that focus as the…
Electric double decker buses were out and about in Waipā last week as drivers trained on them in preparation for their debut on the Cambridge and Te Awamutu routes. Passengers on the Cambridge 20 and…
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Minister of Agriculture Todd McClay heard at Mystery Creek how low farmer confidence has dropped last week. The message came from Federated Farmers national president Wayne Langford at the Federated…
At least one woman a day in Cambridge is involved in a family harm incident that is reported to police and many more incidents go unreported. It is on the back of escalating family violence…
The Cambridge Christmas Festival is once again filling the town hall with festive décor, music and gift ideas. The event is run annually by the Cambridge Christmas Festival Society, with funds raised going back into…
Sunday’s Cambridge Christmas Parade had only just got underway, but it was all too much for Toma Taute, pulled in a cart by Norma Taute, as part of the Sanctuary Mountain float. Not that Toma…
It was just what the community needed – a Christmas Parade with lots of happy, smiling faces, despite the steady rain. Mary Anne Gill was there with her camera and wrote about the day. Pop…
An historically significant Karāpiro building has been given a new lease of life by a Waipā sporting family. Olympic rower and rowing coach Mike Rodger, wife Robin Aylett, son Shem Rodger – a former professional…
Barbara Fisher keeps her emotions in check as she talks about the thousands of dollars she and fellow Lyceum House members gave away last month. It is the legacy from a group of women who…
