Paul Shaw has been fighting fires all summer – on both sides of the Tasman. Waikato’s principal rural officer spends most of his time assessing risks, issuing fire permits, managing rural fires and working with…
Paul Shaw has been fighting fires all summer – on both sides of the Tasman. Waikato’s principal rural officer spends most of his time assessing risks, issuing fire permits, managing rural fires and working with…
Not so long ago, Judy Hale was often seen walking around Cambridge with a guide dog at her side. Now trying to navigate a quieter life, she has packaged her story into a book that…
Around 45 local employers attended the February 13 free seminar aimed at helping ease them into an Inland Revenue shift to a new payday information filing system. The seminar was organised by Webb & Wood…
The high regard in which the community views the Lions organisation and its strong relationship with the Waipa District Council were celebrated at last weekend’s 2019 District 202L Lions Convention at Lake Karapiro. Almost 400…
We celebrate being the town of trees and champions – but those trees are thirsty. Cambridge has been consistently hotter and drier than usual this year. January and February – our driest months – generally…
One of the first tasks for Cambridge High’s news headmaster has been to talk about expansion. In his five years at Sha Tin College in Hong Kong Greg Thornton was required to deal with such…
Cambridge Primary School launched a green initiative last week encouraging students to help keep their school beautiful school. The “1 plus a day keeps the rubbish away” initiative gives a new take on the old…
The $75 million upgrade to Karapiro power station promises to be transformative, but locals aren’t likely to notice any action at the site any time soon. Mercury Energy signed off on the deal with Austrian-based…
He may have been one of the country’s finest race dogs, but to Odom, he was the last chance at life. A champion greyhound saved a dog who was knocking on death’s door. When Ring…
Plans for a roundabout outside the Avantidrome are still in the works. After closing public consultations on the project in 2017, council said it was “on track to start work in 2018/19”. It has since…
