Rivals campaign together

They may be facing off at the polls, but Yvonne Waho and Dale-Maree Morgan share a common goal –  saving the Waipā Māori ward, which they say is essential for democracy in the district. Waho…

We asked the Waikato and Waipā mayoral candidates 10 questions. They included how they would cut “waste”, reforming their council, rates capping, transparency, community engagement, the role of local media and why they want to…

Move aside Larry, welcome Sami. At last week’s Cambridge Grey Power “Meet the Candidates” forum, a friendly grey cat named Sami stole the show – wandering the hall, meowing his support, introducing himself to candidates…

note clarification – Cambridge Chamber represents 430 businesses Two Waipā chamber candidate meetings – the first tonight in Cambridge, the second seven days later in Te Awamutu – will influence who business owners want as…

Good Local Media promised you the best coverage possible of the election in Waipā and we are delivering. We challenged every candidate to respond to 10 questions on issues such as borrowing to fund shortfalls,…

The News asked Cambridge Community Board candidates to provide us with no more than 30 words on why they were standing for public office and what one bit of difference would they want to make…

It took a Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA) request from The News to obtain reports that, until recently, were regularly included in Waipā District Council agendas. On the Radar is the council’s…

Last week we discussed how much – or little – Waipā District Council was spending on print advertising for the election campaign. If your digital feed is full of Waipā adverts, that is where your…

The fourth and final China Youth Art Exhibition and New Zealand-China Cultural Connection Book Fair was held in the Cambridge Town Hall on Saturday. Organiser Dandi Wang made the announcement of its last appearance before…

The golden clam’s grip on the Waikato River has been laid bare. Lake Karāpiro’s annual lowering exposed millions of spent golden clam shells littering the lakebed’s sand and gravel, mingling with scattered kākahi shells –…