Tales of court cases and a blaze

Mary Anne Gill documents the chequered history of Cambridge’s Masonic Hotel. Masonic Hotel’s history has been a chequered one. It was built of wood in 1866 on the current site. Sixteen years later in July…

Cambridge’s grand old lady is to finally get an upgrade worthy of her classy status. The Masonic Hotel, an historic Category 2 building built in 1912 after fire destroyed the previous structure, is about to…

Housing is such a significant issue for Waipā that the newly-elected council has escalated its importance by establishing a new housing sub-committee. The decision was made at this week’s Strategic Planning and Policy committee and…

The first step towards changing 125.3 hectares of land in Hautapu from rural to industrial has started ahead of schedule. The land is part of Waipā council’s C10 growth cell and is intended for industrial…

Cambridge Autumn Festival’s iconic Main Street Carnival has secured funds so it can go ahead next month. Organisers of the 10 day long festival feared they would have to cancel the carnival when they failed…

If an independent commissioner approves a retrospective land use consent for a giant kiwifruit orchard at 582 Parallel Road in Ōhaupō, Nick Jennings says everyone in the district is “doomed”. He and his family will…

One of the best hockey players Cambridge has produced has secured a professional contract with a leading Dutch club. Jackson Beale, 18, will make his debut for Hockey Club (HC) Houten sometime in the next…

Susan O’Regan was only days into her new job as Waipā mayor late last year when she sought a briefing with the council’s Emergency Management team. “There were a handful of things that were very…

Two packed rooms for the launch of Ryman Healthcare’s new Cambridge village last week shows the Waipā retirement industry is in a boom phase. The $200 million Cambridge Road village is one of three under…

A Waikato medical professional who has invested millions of dollars into a Cambridge health hub wants to help the town develop an internal public transport network. Luk Chin, who trains horses in Bruntwood Road, Matangi…