Council eyes sports control

Council eyes sports control

Waipā’s 17 ratepayer-owned sports fields could soon be managed by the council rather than the clubs which lease them. The proposal was considered by the council’s Service Delivery committee on Tuesday after The News went…

It’s Mamaki for Tiitoki

Land Information New Zealand (Linz) rejected Tiitoki Lane as the name for a new street in the Patrick Hogan Retirement Village in Cambridge because there is already a Titoki Drive in Tamahere. After consultation with…

Council, businesses clash over parking

Cambridge businesses are on a collision course with Waipā District Council over the removal of parking spaces in the central business district for a $10.2 million pathway project. Thirty two carparks will disappear from the…

A drive for space

More than 1000 business employees park all day in the Cambridge central business district and the chamber of commerce thinks more than a third drive in from other towns. “Car parking is the current hot…

It’s a family affair

Andrew Reymer and Liz Stolwyk have a relationship that works well for them. At Lake Karāpiro she is the boss, at their Ōhaupō dairy farm, he is. Which is why Reymer is thrilled the couple’s…

A mighty challenge

The long-term management of one of Waikato’s premier recreational facilities has been confirmed. Liz Stolwyk, also Waipā deputy mayor, discusses retaining the contract – and the potential for Lake Karāpiro with Mary Anne Gill. Mighty…

i-Site futures debated

7am Update Waipā District Council has cut its funding two the i-Sites in Cambridge and Te Awamutu. Both Destination Cambridge and Destination Te Awamutu were given the news yesterday. Earlier in the week, the decision…

Toy story a winner again

Cambridge Toy Library was the overall float winner in the Christmas Parade on Sunday which despite heavy rain was a huge success. Organisers made the decision to go ahead with three hours to go reckoning…

It rained on our parade, but no one cared …..

The rain bucketed down during the Cambridge Christmas Parade today (Sunday) which might have impacted on spectator numbers but float participants still had a good time. Cambridge Toy Library took out the best float. Winners…

Maunga to maunga livestream

Dairy farmers, sheep and beef farmers, iwi and other community members are celebrating the second anniversary of a largescale initiative to create an ecological corridor in the Waipā district. The Taiea te Taiao project will…