The reluctant advocate
It was the biggest story of the year and resulted in apologies from the mayor and a new chief executive describing it as a “mea culpa” the council would own. Mary Anne Gill, who covered…
It was the biggest story of the year and resulted in apologies from the mayor and a new chief executive describing it as a “mea culpa” the council would own. Mary Anne Gill, who covered…
Waipā Olympians and Paralympians who trained tirelessly, sacrificed so much and showed extraordinary courage, grit and determination were honoured in Cambridge last week. Not all of the athletes could make it – the nature of…
Contractors have finished strengthening the St Andrew’s Church bell tower in Cambridge, but church officials have revealed they need to raise more than $100,000 to complete other work discovered as a result. Vestry committee members…
It’s the Christmas present no Waipā ratepayer wanted – a 15.5 per cent rate increase from July next year – but all bar one councillor thinks they did enough to keep it at that. Waipā…
If it’s true what they say about the piano – that it is the most versatile instrument in the world – then Cambridge Town Hall has been blessed. The community trust in charge of breathing…
A networking group for Waikato women was launched last week in Hamilton with several Waipā residents signing up. More than 120 women attended the Waikato Waahine Collective launch at Weave in Innovation Park where North…
Cambridge Racquets Club has so much to celebrate, members decided to make an afternoon out of it. The club recently won club of the year in two sports – tennis and squash. Plus, club manager…
Three Waipā food premises have been issued with improvement notices since October and two in Te Awamutu ordered to close because of unsafe food practices. The other in Leamington was allowed to remain open. And…
Outgoing Cambridge Chamber of Commerce chair Tracey Olivier has urged the organisation’s board to listen, collaborate and innovate. “There’s nothing we cannot achieve together,” she told the chamber’s annual meeting last week. “The best days…
A post-event review will be held to work out how to improve access and transit times to a huge competition at a Cambridge venue which resulted in long Waikato Expressway queues on Sunday. The Weetbix…
