Last call for the domain

With only a day left of engagement on the Leamington Domain Masterplan, Waipā project staff are confident they have been in contact with everyone who has an interest in the domain’s future. The team, from…

Wāipa-Waikato MPs were all re-elected on Saturday with increased majorities but it was Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke who caused the biggest shock on the night in the Hauraki Waikato Māori seat. Now the country’s youngest MP and…

5am – October 12, 2023 – The Te Arawhata – New Zealand Liberation Museum in Le Quesnoy, northern France has been officially opened by the Rt Hon. Sir Jerry Mateparae and Marie-Sophie Lesne, the Mayor…

Construction of 10 new one-bedroom pensioner units in Leamington for Waipā District Council will begin next month with the $3.6 million contract awarded to a Hamilton-based company. The Vaile Court site – next to the…

Cambridge St John officers refused to engage with two NZ Loyal members who accused them of scaremongering at the Farmers’ Market on Saturday. The five officers who were there in a voluntary capacity as part…

Organisers are calling it a Kids’ Kerfuffle; kids are likely to call it a lot of fun. The new event at Lake Karāpiro on Saturday for pre-schoolers through to Year 8 is an obstacle course…

Submissions on the proposed $10.2 million Cambridge pathway extension into Clare and Grey streets close tomorrow (Friday) and one option is finding favour among residents. Option B – which advocates removing the shared zone space…

Waipā councillors say they are part of the solution to the district’s worst-ever residents’ survey. At an open council workshop last week, acting Strategic Planning and Policy committee chair Mike Montgomerie said it was important…

Waikato District Council say they will discuss “inconsistencies” with traffic numbers at the New Zealand Cherry Blossom Festival in Matangi with event organisers Paul Oulton and Anne Cao. The festival, which was held over three…

John Patrick O’Brien’s body lay unclaimed in Waikato Hospital’s morgue for two months until the Cambridge RSA stepped in and found a resting place at Hautapu for the Vietnam veteran. Six months on senior writer…