Waipā District Council have concluded the last of three webinars which discussed the district’s upcoming housing changes. The Zoom webinars were hosted by district growth and regulatory services group manager Wayne Allan and the final…
Waipā District Council has committed over $13,000 in funds for a counselling in schools programme. The project is helmed by the Zion Church Trust and follows a 2019 pilot programme that offered counselling services to…
A technology upgrade will soon enable Waipā library goers to issue books themselves. Waipā District Council is investing close to $300,000 in an upgrade that will make issuing books in the district faster, and more…
A Cambridge entrepreneur is selling his web design business to focus on a new golf club, designed by his father. Jamie Moore, 35, is the founder of Bronte, a web design company that creates and…
A Waipā veteran is on a quest to recover his grandfather’s missing army service medals. “It is to preserve family history,” said troop sergeant (retired), Colin Parkinson. Colin, 69, told The News that he discovered…
When the new term started this week, hundreds of Waipā secondary school students left the district by bus to go to school rather than attend their local one. But there is some debate around the…
A father’s passion for parts and customer support has landed him a finalist for the 2022 John Deere Technician of the Year Award. Ben McShane, a parts technician for Cambridge John Deere Dealership AGrowQuip, will…
One of the first Māori to serve on a Waipā District Council committee says the experience and lessons learned have prompted him to put his name forward for the council. Bill Harris, 63, submitted his…
Te Awamutu’s award-winning butchery Magills has more than trebled its capacity while providing the meat in some of the country’s best known brands. The butchery recently opened a new $2 million plus facility, which neighbours…
How does a train enthusiast get their steam engine fix once they have been phased out? They build their own. That’s exactly what Cambridge Model Engineering Society member Dennis Searle did. Searle’s love of steam…
