Hugh takes the challenge

Hugh takes the challenge

When Hugh Jackson heads to Invercargill next week for the Young Farmer of the Year finals, he will have the support of Te Awa Lifecare residents. Show your support Jackson, who farms in partnership with…

St Peter’s trio make All Blacks

Eight years ago Ollie Norris, Samipeni Finau and Cam Roigard were part of a Cambridge St Peter’s School First XV team that won the national co-educational school rugby championship. In Dunedin next week, the school…

A waharoa for the people

After decades of determination, aroha, and community spirit, Cambridge’s marae stands prouder than ever — its new waharoa unveiled on Matariki morning, welcoming all who walk through its sacred threshold. Senior writer Mary Anne Gill…

A gateway to the future

On a misty Matariki morning, years of fundraising and hard work paid off for Cambridge’s Community Marae ‘Ngā Hau e Whā’ with the opening of its long awaited waharoa (main entranceway). The morning began cloaked…

Asbestos spill concerns

A crash involving a truck and trailer carrying asbestos-contaminated material on the Waikato Expressway at Tamahere last week has raised safety concerns from Cambridge Chamber of Commerce chief executive Kelly Bouzaid. The expressway was closed…

More candidates show hand

ACT Local has selected Andrew Pickford — a former international airline captain who now runs a family farm and local businesses — as its candidate for the Tamahere-Woodlands Ward of the Waikato District Council in…

The rumour was correct…

The insignia of King Edward VIII on a building is rare. He only reigned for 10 months. The former Cambridge Post Office – now Alpino – is one of them and thanks to some Scottish…

Accord call on industrial land

A long-term shortage of industrial land in and around Hamilton has underscored the need for strong collaboration between the city council and neighbouring authorities, such as Waipā District Council. City council Strategic Growth and District…

In and out…international flights return

When Jetstar chief executive Stephanie Tully walked through the international arrivals’ doors at Hamilton Airport on Monday, she admitted she was “nearly” in tears. *The article has been updated to reflect the cost of the…

Quarry plan abandoned

A second proposed sand quarry on the eastern outskirts of Cambridge has been abandoned, with the company behind it citing serious concerns about the impact of truck traffic on the town. Shaws Quarries Ltd director…