Economic plans

Takitini is the new economic development brand for Waikato District Council. It was launched recently and symbolises the district’s connection to navigating waka (canoe) and the lifeforce of the Waikato and Waipā rivers. They are…

Gold clams have found their way north to Hamilton and Tuakau but there is no way they’re heading south with any rowing boats after the Maadi Cup regatta. Close to 1000 boats and 80 trailers…

She’s done it again. Leamington resident Jan Mackenzie took out the Cambridge Autumn Festival short story first prize with her A little less of lonely. Read: A Little Less of Lonely “Yes, that’s right, that’s…

Water or H2O: a clear liquid without colour or taste, falls from the sky as rain, comes from the mountains as melted snow and covers about 70 per cent of the earth’s surface. Senior writer…

If you felt inspired to play the bassoon after hearing Todd Gibson-Cornish at the launch of the Cambridge Town Hall season last week, be prepared for some hard work. But the resulting sound, particularly in…

The developer behind two of Waipā’s biggest projects in the last decade has ruled out land near St Peter’s School in Cambridge for a third Waikato River bridge. 3Ms of Cambridge Development, in a joint…

Cambridge streets were packed with supporters and students from the 150 schools competing at Lake Karāpiro in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Rowing Championships, lined up with their banners in Wilson Street. The anticipation was…

Dunedin’s Columba College students were already winners before their boats hit the Lake Karāpiro waters for the Maadi Regatta which started on Monday. They took out the best banner award for what judge Waipā mayor…

Cambridge i-Site will close on June 30 following cutbacks, a rent increase and Riverside Adventures’ decision to move out of the Town Hall space. Destination Cambridge, which has 150 members and previously ran the i-Site…

Consultation about emergency traffic access is underway with residents and businesses in one of Cambridge’s oldest streets. The 290m long Fort Street is mostly residential but is home to police and St John as well…