The life and comics of a Waipā artist who suffered a debilitating disease are being celebrated in two volumes of his work. Dean Ballinger, who died at age 48 in 2022 after enduring Motor Neuron…
The life and comics of a Waipā artist who suffered a debilitating disease are being celebrated in two volumes of his work. Dean Ballinger, who died at age 48 in 2022 after enduring Motor Neuron…
A former police crisis negotiator and personal protection officer has been delivering conflict management training to Waipā District Council staff and elected members. Lance Burdett, who now works for Wellness, Awareness, Resilience and Negotiation (Warn)…
Cambridge retailers will decide later today if they want a two hour parking trial introduced before Christmas. Cambridge Chamber of Commerce pressured Waipā District Council last week following its decision to relax parking times in…
Two trials where Waipā District Council uses fewer road cones and signs at worksites have resulted in reduced worksite congestion and less disruption to road users and residents. Fire main replacement in Te Awamutu –…
The fire siren on top of Cambridge Town Hall has been silenced after 102 years. Its distinctive high-pitched air raid sound will be heard in the hall and around town no more unless the hall’s…
Packaged 1kg cakes are being sold for the first time this year as a Lions club fundraiser with proceeeds from their sale going towards those in need in and around Cambridge. They and other club…
One person has been taken into custody after being car spiked in Leamington this afternoon. At around 12:30pm, police were notified of a person escaping custody and assaulting two Corrections officers outside Waikato Hospital. The…
November 22, 2024 – 4pm Statement from Te Pūkenga clarifying a part of this story: Wintec began engaging with staff on their change proposals from 21 October, this was two weeks before one of several…
Gabrielle Hill was named National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) dux and performing arts dux of St Peter’s Cambridge. The 17-year-old has lived in Cambridge all her life and formerly attended Cambridge Montessori Pre-School, St…
Far from being the stuff of nightmares, the leeches being bred in the Waikato on New Zealand’s only leech farm are highly valued medical miracles. Viv Posselt investigates. Maria and Robert Lupton have been breeding…
