Two Waikato regional councillors and chief executive Chris McLay attended the recent Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) conference in Christchurch. The council was a member of LGNZ at the time of the conference because even…
The 2028 local body elections could be run by the Electoral Commission if wide-sweeping changes recommended by a Local Government NZ electoral reform working group are adopted. But for this year’s election, two private companies…
Lake Te Koo Utu, once a place of peace and pride in the heart of Cambridge, is now in quiet crisis. Its waters continue to decline – clouded not just by sediment, but by a…
Pat O’Connor could see potential written all over the modest two bedroom brick house on the corner of Cambridge’s busiest roundabout when he bought it for $1 million four years ago. Built in the 1940s…
*Clarifying an additional 4000 homes, taking it through to 63,000. John Kennedy is in awe of the people who, more than 75 years ago, designed and built hydro dams on the Waikato River. At a…
* Clarifying – Waikato Regional Council was a member of LGNZ at the time of the conference and to the end of July, as the council had a notice of motion signed by a majority…
*correcting William Tregloan Thomas, who was mayor of Woolston, not the famous sculptor William Thomas Trethewey. The upcoming local body elections will feature another family rivalry – Waipā councillor Dale-Maree Morgan and her husband Steve…
The headline has been changed to reflect the Transport minister does not sign off on specific road design decisions, including this one. On-off ramps at the southern end of Cambridge to minimise truck traffic through…
More than 2700 people—and several brightly lit dogs—turned out for the third annual Te Awa River Ride Light Night on Saturday, making it the most successful event since its inception. Despite heavy rain the day…
Graham McColl, 89, the man who brought luxurious dining to Cambridge for more than a decade, has died in Tauranga. In 1991, he opened the award-winning Souter House Restaurant and Guest House in Cambridge. The…
