Retired greyhounds will take centre stage at Cambridge Raceway on Sunday as the town marks another Great Greyhound Walk. The event, being held globally this weekend, is intended to raise awareness of the breed and…
Retired greyhounds will take centre stage at Cambridge Raceway on Sunday as the town marks another Great Greyhound Walk. The event, being held globally this weekend, is intended to raise awareness of the breed and…
Cambridge Chamber chief executive Kelly Bouzaid has commended women for their contribution to business. Speaking at a Chamber-led Suffrage Day lunch in Cambridge last week, she said the event was “a reminder of the strength…
Nine-year-old Summer Shepherd was principal of Tauwhare School last Thursday, thanks to a winning bid at a school fundraiser. The year five student would like to be a magizoologist one day, running her own zoo…
Imagine threading a needle while piloting a helicopter. That’s the job Warrick Wright, Ōtorohanga aviation company HeliA1’s deputy chief pilot, successfully completed for Waipā Networks in Cambridge on Saturday. The mission involved stringing new earth…
Māori-owned dairy manufacturer Miraka has launched New Zealand’s first green hydrogen milk collection tanker. The vehicle, a 700hp Volvo green hydrogen-diesel dual-fuel milk collection tanker, was launched at the company’s dairy plant at Mokai, northwest…
Miraka’s story, from its inception in 2010 to its standing today as one of the world’s most sustainable dairy companies – one that achieved B Corp certification earlier this year – was outlined at a…
A Waipā nursery is donating thousands of trees to rural schools across the North Island. Restore Native owner Adam Thompson says it’s an important social and environmental initiative specifically targeted at rural schools. His company…
Shorter stays with higher spending per visitor. That’s the summary of both domestic and international trends in the Waikato for the financial year ended June 30, Hamilton and Waikato Tourism general manager Nicola Greenwell told…
Usually at this time of year the Cambridge Brass Band would be hard at work rehearsing for the annual Waikato Bay of Plenty regional brass band competition. Last year they hosted the event and collected…
More than 50 Cambridge Community Menz Shed members are restoring a former dairy factory – which they will eventually call home. That building on the corner of Lamb and Carlyle streets in Leamington was built…
