Warding off those wards

The end is nigh. The future of Māori wards around the country goes to the vote in October, and I’ll be shocked if they do not get the thumbs down. A decade ago New Plymouth…

The government’s refusal to consider adding on-off ramps to the Waikato Expressway’s southern access to Cambridge is sort-sighted. And it is disappointing that the decision has been made despite prompting from Taupō MP Louise Upston…

Here we go again – encouraging voters to take an interest in the running of their districts. The candidates will be known tomorrow afternoon and after voting forms are posted from September 9, voting will…

On the day the news became public, Peter Nation delighted in being able to share it with his wider family – but in particular one person who had been an inspiration to him throughout his…

We are now just over three months away from the Local Body elections. Voters will be invited to the polls from September 9 to October 11 to elect regional and district councillors and community board…

Waikato clubs continue to dominate the Northern Region championship league and all four won at the weekend. Cambridge beat Mount Albert Ponsonby to stay second on the ladder to Wanderers. Melville and Ngāruawāhia also won…

Geotechnical teams are out in Karāpiro checking  what lies beneath land tagged for use in the construction of the Cambridge to Piarere Expressway. Geotechnical investigations have been progressing for several months across properties in Karāpiro,…

He’s opted out of another term as a ward councillor – and even thought about resigning – but Mike Keir now wants the Waikato district mayoral chains. Jacqui Church has held them for the last…

Cambridge, off to a sound start in the Northern League football championship, will look for a second successive win when it hosts Ōtorohanga in the top Waikato club league on Saturday The league, an amalgam…

Cambridge have tasted their first league defeat in more than a year. The newly promoted Northern League championship side was beaten 2-0 by former New Zealand footballing powerhouse North Shore in Auckland last weekend. Hamilton…