Cycle… way to go

The full bike park at John Kerkhof Park for the last Bike Saturdays to Sport event is testament the initiative is catching on, says one of the organisers. Penny Thompson is a member of Bicycle…

Cambridge lawyer Lucy Young has been elected the new Destination Cambridge chair. She takes over from Martin Buglass who recently stood down as chair, after less than a year, due to health reasons. The destination…

A Cambridge woman’s passion for small dogs and the troubled life of her beloved mini fox terrier Lilly sparked one of the most moving presentations to the Waipā District Council dog hearings last week. Vivienne…

The Women’s World Cup has sparked a huge surge of interest in football – and it was on show in Cambridge last weekend as Te Awamutu and Cambridge battled out an entertaining seven-aside Under-10s game….

The organisation behind the weekly Cambridge Farmers’ Market will pay commercial rates for holding its event on Victoria Square after revelations it is no longer a charitable trust. Waipā District Council has reversed an earlier…

Waipā District Council held another ‘secret’ workshop and briefing day for councillors this week, the second this month and the seventh this year. One of the items on the agenda was a potential new targeted…

Thirteen organisations will share $52,030 from the Waipā Waste Minimisation Community fund for projects as diverse as embedding worm farms into berms to establishing a reusable party supplies hire kit. Waste minimisation officer Sally Fraser…

Council staff appear to have struck the right balance when it comes to naming Waipā streets, says deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk. “A road name can be quite sensitive for our residents,” she told this week’s…

Waipā council staff say they’ve been assured by health officials that fluoridation of council’s water supplies is safe. There would therefore be no grounds to action two notices of motion from the Te Awamutu and…

The long wait for road and footpath improvements in one of Cambridge’s most historic streets is about to get a $350,000 refresh. Surface water ponding, potholes, tree debris build up and broken sections of sealing…