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Tourism bonus for farms

A partnership between New Zealand’s largest rural tours’ operator and the Cambridge i-Site will result in a significant boost to Waipā’s tourism industry and give farmers an added income stream. And the idea came from…

Grass is always greener…

When Japanese students stay at Lynette Smith’s Tamahere property one of the things they love doing is rolling in the grass. “Where they’re from, for a lot of them, touching the grass is new. They…

Council building consents drop

The value of building consents in Waipā plunged 96 per cent to $69.4 million in the first quarter of the district council’s financial year. The most significant of the consents granted from July 1 to…

Enforcement team kept busy

Waipā’s enforcement team fielded a larger number of signage complaints than usual in the first three months of the district council’s financial year, mainly due to the general election campaign. The 145 breaches of District…

Sorry about the weeds

The road to some of Waikato’s premier tourist attractions starts with a weed-infested roundabout which Waka Kotahi says it doesn’t have a budget to clean up. And one local body politician says the mess is…

The News ….. in brief

Andrews claims title Cambridge-based cycling star Ellesse Andrews completed a memorable international season, taking the overall female sprint honours in the UCI Track Champions League in London. The second night of racing at the Lee…

Coming up roses

There is a good reason Te Awamutu is called ‘Rose Town’ as senior writer Viv Posselt found when she took her notebook and camera to the 59th annual rose show last week and saw some…

Bridge costs updated

Additional costs for the painting and refurbishment of the historic Victoria Bridge in Cambridge are being covered by a subsidy from Waka Kotahi. The extra $269,022 covers increased project management costs primarily aimed at keeping…

A weekend to pay respect

All things going to plan, Waipā’s Armistice commemorations should go like clockwork this weekend. Perfect weather conditions are predicted and event organisers in both Cambridge and Te Awamutu have arranged a series of events at…

Neve paddles her own waka

Cambridge High School’s runner-up to dux is excited about diving into a total immersion Māori language programme, Te Tohu Paetahi, at the University of Waikato next year. Seventeen-year-old Neve Keightley is hoping to emerge from…

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