They have been around for millions of years, often don’t live long enough to celebrate a second birthday – and without human help they will die out. So the opening of a new wing at…
They have been around for millions of years, often don’t live long enough to celebrate a second birthday – and without human help they will die out. So the opening of a new wing at…
One of Cambridge’s most loyal daughters, Joan McCathie, was lauded recently as inspirational, generous and an insatiable local historian. After Joan’s death last month, just weeks after her 83rd birthday, the outpouring of memories penned…
The designation for a new school in Cambridge, which the Coalition government put the brakes on earlier this year, lapses in 2031, Waipā council’s Strategic and Policy committee were told this week. The answer came…
A parvovirus outbreak in the Cambridge dog pound has been likened to Covid in the way it should be managed. Waipā Compliance manager Karl Tutty confirmed animal control staff had put down four puppies several…
It’s the show where you can buy everything from items for the home to sheep. And, if you like, take a jetboat ride. The three day Waipā Home and Leisure Show at Karāpiro is a…
An engaging set of twins with long established Cambridge roots have celebrated their 95th birthday. Ngaire Bisset and Dawn Brittin’s special day was enjoyed at a party attended by family and friends, many of whom…
Steph O’Sullivan has returned to her Waikato roots with confirmation this week she will be Waipā’s new chief executive from late August. O’Sullivan was born and brought up in Tokoroa where her grandfather Bernie O’Sullivan…
Cambridge resident Ruth Hickey has filed an appeal with the Environment Court following Waipā District Council’s decision to allow a six-unit compact housing development in Kelly Road. Hickey, who lives next door to the proposed…
A public meeting last week on the Cambridge Connections and third bridge sent a clear message to residents and Waipā District Council. The gathering of 160 people was characterised by its respectful tone. Residents were…
Community board chairs Ange Holt and Jo Davies-Colley have been brutally honest in an assessment of their own performances tabled in a paper to Waipā councillors this week. It has been a chaotic six months…
