View from above

13 Feb 2025 • By Mary Anne Gill Share:

Work developing a new $1.5 million playground at Leamington Domain has begun with all equipment – bar the iconic steam roller – removed.

Cambridge News 13 February 2025

Work will finish in May.

Meanwhile Jayco Huxtable, 8, of Leamington Primary School and Milah Hotene, 11, who has recently started at Cambridge Middle School took in the view from the top of the two-storey, octagonal band rotunda built in 1910 and moved from the corner of Bracken St and Te Awamutu Rd to Leamington in 1921 to prevent vandalism.

Leamington Domain playground upgrade with equipment removed except for the steam roller. Photo: Mary Anne Gill

Enjoying the Bloom twilight market at Leamington Domain on Saturday were Jayco Huxtable, 8, left of Leamington Primary School and Milah Hotene, 11, who has recently started at Cambridge Middle School. Photo: Mary Anne Gill

Leamington Domain’s iconic steam roller. Photo: Mary Anne Gill

More Recent News

Fresh start, stalwarts gone
16 Oct 25

And that’s it, the people have spoken. Maybe not in their droves, but we’ve had our say. A new mayor. Stalwarts like Susan O’Regan, Lou Brown and Philip Coles gone from the Waipā District Council….

Freedom – and mum is back
16 Oct 25

Susan O’Regan’s loss to Mike Pettit in the Waipā mayoralty clearly came as a shock, but a recent comment from her son Jack helped her see a silver lining. “He said to me a while…

Who’s the deputy
16 Oct 25

Sitting out last week in the greater Wellington area I watched the death throes of the election from afar – by way of my small knee-perched tablet. So, working backwards, first the result – at…

Back to the future
16 Oct 25

Three years ago, The News’ post local body election coverage highlighted the fact Waipā, Waikato and Matamata Piako districts, Hamilton city and the Waikato Regional Council all had women leaders. This week none have those…