The rural economy – and potentially its major service towns – is about to get a shot in the arm. The region’s dairy farmers will receive an extra $65 million if Fonterra delivers on its…
The rural economy – and potentially its major service towns – is about to get a shot in the arm. The region’s dairy farmers will receive an extra $65 million if Fonterra delivers on its…
The cost to upgrade wastewater treatment plants in Te Awamutu and Leamington have soared to an unbudgeted $57 million. News the costs for Te Awamutu Wastewater Treatment Plant had gone up from $19 million to…
Cambridge Police investigating a spate of vehicle thefts and recent burnouts around the township have identified two youths. Early on Wednesday, September 25 a stolen ute was used to perform a series of burnouts on…
Local authorities and small business owners who invoice government agencies can expect quicker payment from January, Port Waikato MP Andrew Bayly let slip at a luncheon fixture four days before the official announcement last week….
Waipā District Council is ignoring Te Awamutu-Kihikihi Community Board’s request to push back against the Director General of Health’s directive to introduce fluoride to Cambridge water. Board deputy chair Kane Titchener asked the council to…
Hunter Davis was so wary of overcommitting himself, he almost declined an invitation to join Cambridge High School’s junior jazz band as a year 9 student in 2022. Now, he’s so glad he took the…
For Evelyn Winter, dance is an adrenaline rush. “Backstage, sometimes I feel so nervous I feel like I’m going to be sick,” she said. “But when they call your name, your mind kind of goes…
For Grace Gillanders, committing to a career in the music industry is as terrifying as it is exhilarating. “Sometimes I have self-doubt,” the 17-year-old bass guitarist said. “I think, am I good enough to be…
A retrospective resource consent has been granted to Kiwifruit Investments Ltd to construct crop protection structures and vegetated shelterbelts at 1278 Kaipaki Rd. Public notification was unnecessary, Waipā District Council ruled, because no person is…
Bring back local discussion groups. That’s the message dairy farmers have for DairyNZ’s new chief executive Campbell Parker and chair Tracy Brown. The industry good organisation took local discussion groups online during the pandemic and…
