More call for Expressway work 

More call for Expressway work 

A further two deaths on the stretch of road which the Government cut from Waikato Expressway extensions has further fuelled calls for the Karapiro section to be upgraded. Four people died in three crashes on…

Hazel plans next campaign 

Hazel Barnes has spent almost two decades as a Waipā District Councillor – now she is planning to take on a different challenge. The outspoken octogenarian, who revealed she planned to stand down in 2022…

Organisers hail first synthetic tracker race meeting

It was an historic day for Cambridge and the New Zealand racing industry with the official opening of its new (and NZ’s first) synthetic track and for organisers it couldn’t have gone better. Cambridge Jockey…

Māori ward is kapai

Waipā District Council’s debating chamber became an auditorium for waiata moments after councillors voted to guarantee a seat for iwi. Councillors – most of whom had interspersed their comments with te reo – stood with…

Livestock shipment ban raises questions

After the Government announced last week livestock export by sea will be banned many in the industry were left wondering what is in store for them. Progressive Livestock agent Colin Old, who covers Western-Central Waikato…

Rocketspark wins big

The Waipa Network Business Awards was once again another successful night with a well-known website design company taking the top honour. Rocketspark founder and CEO Grant Johnson said being a company that deal with clients…