A Waipā couple hopes to set up one of 15 charter schools the coalition government approved in this year’s Budget. Ray and Maxine Nelson – founders and directors of Ignite Arts Academy in Cambridge –…
A Waipā couple hopes to set up one of 15 charter schools the coalition government approved in this year’s Budget. Ray and Maxine Nelson – founders and directors of Ignite Arts Academy in Cambridge –…
A peer review of the controversial Shakespeare Street roundabout did consider truck and trailer and semi-trailer vehicles in its comments on the design. Safe System Solutions in Hamilton made 15 recommendations to Waipā District Council….
A new report into water services says the greater Waikato will be better off if councils work together – and it will prompt discussions over setting up joint entities. The document, commissioned by the Waikato…
Drysdale wins Cambridge financial advisor and former Olympic Games gold medallist Mahé Drysdale is Tauranga’s new mayor. With over 80 per cent of the vote counted, Drysdale had 13,419 votes, 5000 clear of second placed…
Updated Saturday 20 July – 11.50pm *Reports suggest the truck and trailer unit carrying the house came from the Low Level Bridge and turned right into Cook Street without going around the roundabout. The News…
Te Kuiti’s Jack Fagan and Pongaroa’s David Buick have celebrated a test shearing win for New Zealand. It was the second success for The Wools of New Zealand Shearing Sports New Zealand shearing team in…
New Zealand’s only facility dedicated to mastitis testing at Waikato Innovation Park is helping dairy farmers reduce cases and costs. Microbiologists at Farm Medix’s Hamilton laboratory analyse milk samples from farms across the country. Through…
A new study has modelled which habitats might be most vulnerable to gold clam infestations – and suggest they are here to stay and finding the country more hospitable because of climate change. It suggests…
Waipā couple Ian and Danny Kennedy have lost their home and livelihood after they failed to secure an injunction to stop New Zealand Post terminating their rural delivery contract. The Kennedys sold their Te Awamutu…
Two new sculptures on the Cambridge to Velodrome section of the Te Awa River Ride greeted participants with a splash of smoke and colour during the recent Light Night Ride. Wag the dog – with…
