Today The News introduces the 23 candidates who are running for mayor or a seat on the Waipā District Council. At a time when convincing people to stand – or remain on council – may have never been harder we acknowledge those who have spent $200 and put their hand up. Now it’s your turn to be involved – and to start thinking about who to vote for. Look for more on the forthcoming local body elections every week or online.
Wartime tales from Le Quesnoy, Cambridge’s sister city, include this one – which recounts a conversation with the late Miriam Farrell. A pipe and sister town connection keeps memory of “gentle kind man” alive. A photo captures howitzer…
Arrest following serious Matangi assault Police have this morning arrested and charged a man following a serious assault in Marychurch Road, Mātangi over the weekend. Inspector Andrea McBeth, Hamilton City Area Commander says a 24-year-old…
‘Kevie’s last party’ at a packed Cambridge Raceway on Saturday was exactly the send-off Kevin ‘Kevie’ Shaw wanted… a farewell without the weight of sadness, a party rather than a funeral. The man they described…
Celebrations marking St Peter’s School’s 90th year have started. Oxford scholar Arthur Francis Brooks Broadhurst scoured the globe for 10 years to find the perfect site for his boys’ preparatory school, which he opened on…
