Let’s get it signed and sealed

Let’s get it signed and sealed

Waipā residents are being asked to help fund a $27 million museum in Te Awamutu – but there is no legal agreement in place to actually house the significant collection it is being created for….

Rangiaowhia… time for the resurrection

Plans to resurrect Rangiaowhia as a world heritage site – and home to iwi again, have been unveiled. Labour MP Angela Roberts travelled north from her Taranaki base to meet iwi representatives at Kihikihi last…

Supergran ‘humbled’

Cambridge’s Supergran says she has been overwhelmed by support she has received since The News told readers how she had thwarted a ramraid. Supergran was on an early morning Easter Monday coffee run when she…

Flyover advocate Hansen stands firm

Flyover campaigner John Hansen says evidence accepted by the Environment Court over the Piarere intersection of State Highway 1 and 29 is out of touch. In ruling Waka Kotahi could go ahead with a roundabout…

Keeping the stories alive

History can be found everywhere – and in Richard Cato’s case, in a bottom drawer. The advocate for getting family stories recorded and told has produced another book with Anzac links.Richard Cato and Kingsley Field…

Ram raiders get… A taste of their own medicine

A Cambridge grandmother turned the tables on thieves – by ramming the ram-raiders. And she has told the story to The News on condition she is not identified. The 63-year-old Cambridge resident was making an…

Cambridge’s golden trio

Cambridge High trio Isabelle Murray, Tegan O’Dwyer and Lucy Eastwood all picked up three gold medals at the Maadi Cup secondary school rowing regatta completed on Lake Karāpiro on Saturday. Their school competed in three…

Piarere roading plan approved

Waka Kotahi has the go ahead to continue planning for a roundabout to deal with a nightmare intersection. The Environment Court has approved its proposal to replace the T-intersection on State Highway 1 at Piarere…

Taskforce needs more tools

A Waipā resident who spent a fortnight helping with the clean-up in Hawke’s Bay says shovels, spades and Bobcats are the items the communities need most. Colin Parkinson, who is part of Taskforce Kiwi, is…

Trust for youth launches

Gina Christie says if she and husband Andrew won Lotto, they would have used the money to set up hostels to help young people in need. This week they have done the next best thing…