Newbie beats veteran; Upston wins sixth term

Newbie beats veteran; Upston wins sixth term

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…

Waipā delegation in Le Quesnoy

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…

Housing work to start

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…

‘Loyal’ supporters target St John

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…

Bikes to fly at Karāpiro

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…

Getting on the right path

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…

Council deals with ‘angst’

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…

Cherry festival parking reviewed

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…

Connection made

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…

Bridge work almost done

Painting and maintenance work on the $2.6 million Victoria ‘High Level’ Bridge project is expected to be finished next month, weeks earlier than expected. Scaffolding reached the southern end of the bridge late last week…