Passionate about daffodils

When Pat Chant moved into Cambridge Resthaven 14 months ago, one of her first highlights was seeing the daffodils flower in neighbouring Payne Park. So, at the weekend, the 94-year-old was out on her walker…

Waipā councillors today voted to support Māori wards. The decision means voters will be polled at next year’s local body elections on whether to continue with having an at large Waipā Māori ward in the…

Waipā councillors have reluctantly adopted changes to the District Plan which will introduce medium-density residential housing rules across the district. The plan change adopted on Monday allows for two houses, up to three stories high…

A project between Waipā council and disability provider Enrich Plus which taught clients how to make their own low-cost, low-waste household cleaning products using repurposed packaging, has been a success. The community partnership provided great…

Para Kore, a leading not for profit kaupapa Māori organisation specialising in zero waste education has signed a three-year deal with Waipā District council to deliver “world without waste” programmes. Based in Raglan, Para Kore…

Waipā residents’ perception of the council is up three per cent on last year but still lower than previous years. Twenty-two per cent of the 485 residents surveyed said they were satisfied with the council’s…

Waipā District Council has forced the sale of a Cambridge property owned by a person who had not paid any rates since September 2016. Council is owed nearly $32,000 and took a rating sale by…

Goodbye cones, well some of them. Waipā District Council has been working with contractors to trial using fewer cones for recent watermain work in Cambridge, Human Resources Operations manager Clark Collins told the Finance and…

Business leaders and the heavy traffic industry say Waipā District Council’s lack of consultation with them over major arterial route changes is concerning. Their comments come after the council released an independent post construction audit…

The Cambridge Connections project is on a temporary hold following a fiery Waipā District Council committee meeting. The extent of the disagreement between councillors on the project’s working group was laid bare during Tuesday’s debate…