Brad Olsen came to Waipā last week wanting to shake the tag “Bad News Brad” a certain broadcaster has taken to calling him. “I feel like suddenly I can be Good News Brad, at least…
Brad Olsen came to Waipā last week wanting to shake the tag “Bad News Brad” a certain broadcaster has taken to calling him. “I feel like suddenly I can be Good News Brad, at least…
This month Good Local Media launches its Local Choice campaign for the local body elections in Waikato Business News and our community newspapers in Cambridge, Te Awamutu and King Country. We’ve got six months to…
Visits to the Cambridge News website and app continue to soar with a 56 per cent increase in numbers last month over the same period last year. The best read online story was Waikato District…
James Grafton moved north to become an apprentice in one of the most ancient trades. Senior writer Chris Gardner went to Kowhai Forge in Wharepapa South to find out his story. As soon as Rob…
Ian Brennan wants to develop a sustainable eco system which can tolerate harvesting, writes Chris Gardner. Ian Brennan is proud to call himself a “tree pervert”. Brennan has spent 18 years planting continuous cover native…
When Elise Badger returned home after living in Australia for a decade, she wanted to make a positive impact on the community. She ran for the Cambridge Community Board under the banner ‘Committed to…
Updated 3 March 2025 Hamilton artist Richard Lewer created a ‘What they didn’t teach me at school’ exhibition held at the New Zealand Portrait Gallery in Wellington last year. One of the pieces in the…
Te Awamutu’s “Space Dave” has complete faith that Nasa and other space agencies can deal with a rogue asteroid heading towards Earth. He says we should treat the emergence as a planetary emergency drill. Astronomers…
Chris Gardner continues our series of reviews of submissions and reports on the proposed Te Awamutu waste to energy plant. Nearly two thirds of submissions on the proposed Paewira Waste to Energy Plant in Racecourse…
Waipā District Council museums and heritage director Anne Blyth says the new digital library of Waipā’s art is an accessible way of looking at our past. There are nearly 100 pieces of art in the…
