The couple behind plans to open a charter school in Cambridge have not given up on their plans following an announcement they are not among the latest to get the government’s green light. Maxine and…
The couple behind plans to open a charter school in Cambridge have not given up on their plans following an announcement they are not among the latest to get the government’s green light. Maxine and…
St Peter’s Catholic School Young Vinnies spent Tuesday morning this week carolling outside Paper Plus. They were also giving out cookie packs with their Mass times – and Seasons Greetings. They attracted a large crowd….
Water must be fluoridated Director-General of Health, Dr Diana Sarfati has confirmed Cambridge’s water supply must still have fluoride added to it, confirming an original July 2022 directive. Her assessment is that the benefits of…
District councils are signing up to the Waikato Waters Done Well philosophy. Waipā and Waitomo council both agreed last week to enter into a Heads of Agreement as part of the project. The decisions commit…
Environment Court Judge Brian Dwyer will chair the inquiry into Global Contracting Solutions’ resource consent application to build a giant incinerator in Te Awamutu. He will be joined by Resource Management Act hearings commissioner Nicholas…
Several Rosetown Lions women spent Monday afternoon preparing gifts for the club’s annual Santa’s Grotto initiative. They spent the time wrapping and labelling Christmas presents for children visiting Santa at his First National spot in…
A former Maniapoto Māori Trust Board chief executive has been named Trust Waikato’s new chair. Janise Hine-kapetiu Eketone (Waikato–Maniapoto) has held leadership positions with Te Whatu Ora Waikato, including director of Māori Health Strategy. She…
Waipā’s Monavale orchard is toasting success borne out of disaster. Just over two years after a budding crop was almost obliterated by an unseasonable October frost which hit both production and employment, Monavale has reinvented…
Cambridge retailers have been told to expect a sharper focus on shoplifting from police in 2025. At a retailers’ gathering last week Cambridge police sergeant Greg Foster said Richard Chambers brings that focus as the…
Electric double decker buses were out and about in Waipā last week as drivers trained on them in preparation for their debut on the Cambridge and Te Awamutu routes. Passengers on the Cambridge 20 and…
