Smoothing the way for Menz Shed

Smoothing the way for Menz Shed

More than 50 Cambridge Community Menz Shed members are restoring a former dairy factory – which they will eventually call home. That building on the corner of Lamb and Carlyle streets in Leamington was built…

Council defends ‘low risk’ investment

A media release outlining a low-risk arbitrage deal to net a near $400,000 profit was in the interest of transparency and not intended to outline the council’s financial situation, says Waipā District Council deputy chief…

Northern League berth beckons for Reds

14 September 5pm Cambridge won the first leg of the Northern League playoff 1-0 against Waiheke United today at John Kerkhof Park in Cambridge. Jack Connor, the southern conference’s golden boot with 32 goals, added…

Hamilton’s stunning bridge

The opening of Hamilton’s sixth bridge fell on the day of Kīngi Tuheitia’s passing, Roy Pilott reports. “As you know, things have changed – but the plan was set, and it’s left for us to…

Sent to the sheds …

“Send him down to the Shed” is the theme for this year’s Menz Shed week being held throughout New Zealand in early September. Activities are being organised by sheds in the Waikato to promote the…

Football on the up

Cambridge’s top men’s and women’s football teams remain on course for promotion to the Northern League. The men have demolished opposition in the Southern Conference – and made it 20 wins from 20 on Tuesday…

Mind those scammers

Scammers have been active in Waipā and the King Country in recent weeks. Our sister paper the King Country News reported that a Te Kūiti woman was recently conned into providing bank details to a…

Major roadworks ahead

Waka Kotahi – the New Zealand Transport Agency – is set to start renewal work over almost a quarter of the 220km long road between Piarere and the Waiouru. And it will involve compacting what…

Health expo draws the men

They were regaled with an All Black lock’s story of playing Elephant Polo in northern Thailand and fed a diet of sizzled sausages and health tips. More than 60 people attended the inaugural Menz Shed…

Gold clams – here to stay

A new study has modelled which habitats might be most vulnerable to gold clam infestations – and suggest they are here to stay and finding the country more hospitable because of climate change. It suggests…