It was the last Waipā District Council meeting of the term yesterday, and the 284-page agenda offered a mix of controversy and some tantalising public-excluded items. Staff advised councillors not to approve a notice of…
It was the last Waipā District Council meeting of the term yesterday, and the 284-page agenda offered a mix of controversy and some tantalising public-excluded items. Staff advised councillors not to approve a notice of…
Cambridge High School’s shooting team has won the Inter-Secondary Schools Inter Island match for the third time in a row. The school’s top team, Annabel Goodrich, Zach Wood and Chelsea Bau, delivered a commanding performance…
Site for sale The former Bunnings site in Cambridge is on the market. The 2616 sq m building on a 6851 sq m site is on the corner of Lake and Queen Sts and was…
Kaipaki School made such a significant contribution to the recent Cancer Society appeal Waikato Bay of Plenty official Heather Connolly attended the end of school assembly to say thank you. And one pupil, Oli Schick,…
Two significant items of economic news came out last week. Food price inflation had risen by 5 per cent over the past year. That would have surprised nobody. Gross domestic product fell by 0.9 per…
The last time an Air New Zealand jet flew commercially from Hamilton Airport, Russ Rimmington and John Hewitt were mayors of Hamilton and Waipā. A quarter of a century later, their successors Paula Southgate and…
Waipā event organisers say they’re being forced to rethink traditional routes, shifting away from public roads and footpaths to avoid escalating traffic management costs. The latest example is the Cambridge Harriers and Athletic Club, which…
Cambridge runner Bronwen Rees-Jones has been hard at work in England training in the woods around her aunt’s home in Shiplake, preparing for the World Mountain Running Championships this weekend. The 18-year-old Cambridge High School…
Waipā District Council staff have recommended 17 organisations receive funding from this year’s District Promotion Fund, which was halved to $75,000, down from $150,000 last year. A total of 48 applications requesting $425,643 in funding…
The New Zealand Media Council has ruled against the Cambridge News after receiving complaints about two stories. Good Local Media is obliged to publish the council’s findings released this week. NZ Media Council Upholds Complaint…
