Practical driver licence testing will return to Cambridge next year and not before time, says Waipā mayor Jim Mylchreest. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency would not reveal where the testing would take place only to…
Two Cambridge teenagers will take their place in the 10th Youth Parliament and one can call on her mother for practical advice. Sophia Goodrich, 16, from Cambridge High School and Meghana Gaddam, 18, of St…
The Waipā District Licensing Committee appears almost certain to rule against a tide of public opposition to a Cambridge liquor store and grant an off-licence with conditions. The committee met in Te Awamutu last week…
There could be increased opportunities to light up the Cambridge Town Hall and the Clock Tower for events outside of the traditional commemoration days. Cambridge Community Board members Elise Badger and Alana Mackay will work…
A Waipā district councillor earned himself a strong rebuke from mayor Jim Mylchreest last week for lobbying for an organisation the Cambridge representative had declared a conflict of interest with. Philip Coles is a member…
The Covid lockdown memories of a group of Year Nine students at Cambridge High School are now frozen in time and what they wrote and produced about the pandemic proved quite an eye opener for…
When Matthew ‘Matty’ White was a boy, all he ever wanted to do was drive horses for a living. Now the 37-year-old Cambridge trainer and driver is living the dream notching up victories galore on…
The first rounds of golf have been played at New Zealand’s newest golf course situated in the Waipā District. The $15 million Tīeke Golf Estate is the former Lochiel course renovated over three years for…
Vandalism continues to be a major issue at Waipā facilities throughout the district. Vandals hit sites hard from July at Kāniwhaniwha Reserve, Pukemako and Bulmer’s Landing, Community Services acting manager Brad Ward told the Strategic Planning and Policy committee meeting this…
Time has been standing still in Cambridge and Kihikihi – but not for much longer. Waipā District Council stopped winding Cambridge’s iconic clock when the town went into lockdown, and it stalled at 6.09 ever since. Staff stopped winding…
