“When I had my stroke friends stayed away. And for five years after my stroke I could not say a word. And then for three years I could say some words… and now I can…
“When I had my stroke friends stayed away. And for five years after my stroke I could not say a word. And then for three years I could say some words… and now I can…
A 44 per cent drop in income from building consents issued in Waipā paints a stark picture of the state of the construction industry, figures released to the council’s Finance and Corporate committee this week…
The 56th edition of Fieldays wrapped up on Saturday with the traditional townies’ day. More than 1100 exhibitors and thousands of visitors spent four days at Mystery Creek in the Waipā district. Guests included prime…
Former Karāpiro School principal Tina-Maree Thatcher has swapped the classroom for the courtroom after completing a law degree last year. Thatcher said she had worked in education for 21 years, including 15 years in school…
Where’s Wally? As well as delighting children’s puzzle book readers around the world, he was at Leamington School last Thursday, joining The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Harry Potter and a rainbow of other literary characters in…
Cambridge Connections feedback is in and if the 509 responses are anything to go by, there are no easy answers to the town’s transport problems. With all ‘third’ bridge options off the table for the…
The operators of the world’s largest predator proof fence at cash-strapped Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari have turned to Conservation minister Tama Potaka for help. Taranaki-King Country MP Barbara Kuriger joined Potaka and Department of Conservation representatives…
The days of Cambridge retailers benefitting at the tills from having a national event just up the road seem to have whittled into insignificance. And the result has prompted a call for a more strategic…
Brett Dixon got up to work before sunrise so he could spend seven hours cleaning his John Deere tractor before Cambridge High School’s 2024 Las Vegas Casino Ball on Saturday. He used the sparking farm…
A Federated Farmers leader has responded to last week’s story in The News where farmers were encouraged to lobby for better milk prices. Waipā accountant Jarrod Godfrey said Fonterra’s opening milk price forecast for the…
