Quarry concerns widen

Quarry concerns widen

Cambridge Chamber of Commerce members have told the organisation to lobby urgently for an on and off ramp at the southern end of Waikato Expressway. The feedback came in responses to a survey the chamber…

Tsunamis in New Zealand

In December 2018 he stood on the beach in the Sunda Straight, photographing Anak Krakatau, between Java and Sumatra, in the distance. Everything on the horizon had oddly gone dark and the orange glow of…

We’re a prime destination

Cambridge is “really, really ripe” for small group corporate retreat events, Destination Cambridge general manager Ruth Crampton told an industry get together last week. Some were already happening, and other opportunities would soon present themselves….

Parking rules to be updated

Parking on berms in Waipā will be prohibited under an updated bylaw presented to the council’s Strategic Planning and Policy committee this week. The practice has become commonplace throughout the district and gone unchecked. The…

Confidence levels drop

A quarter of the 360 respondents to a Waikato business sentiment survey, which showed a material drop in confidence across the region, came from Waipā. Roads, health and housing were the clear infrastructure priorities, Waikato…

Gardens fee: neighbours fume

Some Waipā and Waikato district residents have reacted angrily to news they will be paying $20 to visit the enclosed and themed areas of Hamilton Gardens from next month. Hamilton City Council made the decision…

Pokies policy poser

Waipā gamblers put $10.71 million into pokie machines in the 12 months ended March 31 this year. But if history is anything to go by, only about 10 per cent of that money will return…

Quarries – where they are in Waipā

Feedback from businesses on the proposed quarry just outside Cambridge’s eastern boundary has prompted the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce to open its one-minute survey to residents so the chamber can get a clearer community view…

Win for Leamington Prems

Leamington beat TVP Phoenix 57-21 in Cambridge netball action from the weekend.

A couple of servers

Waipā couple Ken and Karen Morris, pictured with the Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro at Government House in Wellington last week when they received Queen Service Medals (QSM) for their services to the community. The Cambridge…