‘Jet setter’ rewarded

The residents at Cambridge Life are never quite sure what Epiphany Jackson is going to come up with to keep their wits about them. And while her name suggests she comes up with the programmes…

Cambridge-based Hamilton city councillor Andrew Bydder has been penalised for a “material breach” of the council’s Code of Conduct. Investigator Mary Hill said the first-term councillor had breached two section – treating others with respect…

A movie filmed around Maungatautari, Horahora, Leamington and Hautapu about two murderous butchers debuts tonight (Thursday) in Cambridge. And one attendee will walk away with a meat pack, producer Matt Hicks promises, “because why not?”…

A veteran medical professional has revealed how concerned he is with the state of New Zealand’s health system. Luk Chin an 81-year old anaesthetist and pain specialist now working in private practice was giving an…

The trust running Cambridge Town Hall has gone out to tender for the first stage of its improvements, the hall’s two side wings. Known as the Victorian and Edwardian rooms, they will be upgraded this…

A new hotel in Hautapu will generate millions of dollars in economic benefits for the Waipā district, developers told guests at a Cambridge Chamber of Commerce Business After Five briefing last week. Resource consent is…

A mural in Leamington Domain which was to have been safe from vandals and taggers has instead become a victim of Mother Nature or global warming in just over two years. The piece of art…

A building which once hosted hundreds of Karāpiro dam workers and their families for tennis parties and the like, faces an uncertain future despite the community saying they want to retain it. If walls could…

Waipā’s new chief executive was greeted with a powhiri at Karāpiro on Monday, and it was down to business the following day with her first council meeting. Tokoroa born Stephanie O’Sullivan accepted the challenge of…

A Cambridge Community Board member has taken a swipe at Waipā District Council for championing debt rather than reducing rates’ inflation. Andrew Myers, who is also a member of the Fonterra co-operative council, was responding…