“They’ve got her,” said the celebratory text message. It was sent by community constable Ryan Fleming to CommSafe community safety officer Mandy Merson at the climax of a half hour drama that played out over…
“They’ve got her,” said the celebratory text message. It was sent by community constable Ryan Fleming to CommSafe community safety officer Mandy Merson at the climax of a half hour drama that played out over…
Waka Kotahi – the New Zealand Transport Agency – is set to start renewal work over almost a quarter of the 220km long road between Piarere and the Waiouru. And it will involve compacting what…
There’s something about pandas and kiwi which gets the creative juices going in children. The art on display in Cambridge Town Hall on the weekend as part of the Panda Meets Kiwi International Youth Art…
“Fantastic” was how 17-year-old Zach Clarke summed up the Cambridge Community Careers Expo, held at the town hall last week. “It’s great, there’s so many things here,” he said. “You’ve got everything I’m interested in,…
Waipā District Council has put its representation review proposal out for public consultation. Senior writer Mary Anne Gill reports on what rural voters should consider. When Maungatautari ward councillor Mike Montgomerie voted for the Waipā…
Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust has let half of its mountain rangers go as Department of Conservation funding ended. Maungatautari Sanctuary Mountain general manager Helen Hughes told The News the trust had lost seven of the…
The Waipā council has inherited a “legacy of neglect” when it comes to the Cambridge Water Tower, says the man leading a community initiative to save the historic building. Peter Fulton who chairs the Save…
Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari ranger Warwick Prewer has joined the at-risk species he’s been protecting for years. Warwick is one of eight rangers whose job it is to protect the many endangered species living within the…
Despite global and national economic pressures continuing to impact Waipā, the region is still performing better across some measures than many others in New Zealand, says leading economist Brad Olsen. Business growth is stronger here…
A controversial change to crop protection structures and shelterbelts in Waipā will have its own District Plan consultation following a flurry of complaints about kiwifruit shelters. Lobbying from landowners, industry groups and an appeal by…
