Honours shared in Battle of Waipā

Honours shared in Battle of Waipā

Honours were shared in football’s Battle of Waipā in Waikato men’s division four on Saturday at John Kerkhof Park in Cambridge. The match finished 1-1 after two penalties were awarded in the final 15 minutes….

Served up on a plate

I’ll start this week with more good news. We had some great reporting by a member of the public around a suspicious vehicle parked up in Norfolk Downs last week. The occupants were seen changing…

A tui in the office

Three artists from Enrich Plus’ Te Awamutu Supported Activities programme watched in delight yesterday as Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan hung their masterpiece in her newly decorated office. The ceremony came after The News went to…

Lights out in the park

Decorative light fittings in Cambridge Park are on their way out because the fixtures can no longer be sourced in New Zealand. The development is well known for its impressive lights and the ambience is…

Board goes country

Andrew Myers is a man on a mission. The new Cambridge Community Board member represents rural constituents and he wants to know what is worrying them. Every year the board runs a rural tour but…

Water plan backed

All four candidates for the vacant Waipā Māori ward support the Government’s Affordable Water policy saying Aotearoa’s waterways need protecting. The News asked Bill Harris, Barney Manaia, Dale-Maree Morgan and Gaylene Roberts a series of…

Early look at dam work

An Austrian delegation has been given a look at the first of three new turbines installed as part of the Karāpiro hydro dam’s $75 million upgrade. Mercury Energy is using Andritz, an Austrian company, to…

Hautapu wins the derby

Honours were shared between Waipā rugby clubs Hautapu and Te Awamutu at Memorial Park in Cambridge on Saturday. But Hautapu supporters will not see it that way after their premier A team beat Te Awamutu…

Alan will remember them

Cleaning up the headstones in Hautapu, Leamington and Pukerimu cemeteries is a labour of love for Alan Sherris of the Cambridge RSA but he used to have problems finding the ones he had been working…

A brand new look

Cambridge Town Hall’s new branding had its debut ahead of the first production under its moniker last Friday night. At a special reveal 30 minutes before Les Voisins – a journey into French music through…