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Dogs look certain to remain welcome at Cambridge’s Lake Te Koo Utu – but a call from the district council for community feedback has been met with howls of criticism Waipā District Council announced last…

Another Waipā District councillor has ruled out a tilt at the mayoralty but has confirmed he will stand for council. Roger Gordon, who is in his first term on the council after a stint on…

Summer Mudford is one in a million, literally. Her parents Vanessa and Ray of Cambridge say their beautiful 8-year-old daughter is the only child in New Zealand with her type of Batten Disease, a fatal…

Demand for Waipā commercial sections, led by interest around Hamilton Airport, is fuelling the workload for district council staff. Growth and Regulatory group manager Wayne Allan told councillors at this week’s Strategic Planning and Policy…

The trust behind three proposed sporting halls of fame in Waipā has embarked on its months’ long engagement campaign by presenting to the Cambridge Community Board. Trust chair Graeme Maw has also released a video…

An ambitious plan to drain Lake Te Koo Utu and refill it with water from a Maungatautari spring and cut down deciduous trees around the lake has caught Waipā District Council by surprise. The proposal…

A library outreach programme will continue until December with $31,000 of funding for a community librarian coming from Waipā district’s Covid recovery fund. And the council wants to hear from any community groups looking to…

Attendance was mixed for Cambridge Community Board’s latest rural tour with large numbers at Whitehall and Te Miro and only two at Fencourt. In her report to last week’s board meeting, chair Sue Milner said…

Waipā dog registration fees have been set for the year, but one district councillor wants to know why rural dog owners do not get a discount for neutering their dogs. The council’s full schedule of…

Previously ‘public excluded’ reports and information from Waipā District Council could be released following a decision this week by councillors. Legal counsel Diana Aquilina told the council if somebody made a request for a previously…