The head of the Waikato Chamber of Commerce wants to spark a debate on the 35-year-old local government boundaries in the province. The last local government reforms introduced a regional tier, male-dominated borough and county…
The head of the Waikato Chamber of Commerce wants to spark a debate on the 35-year-old local government boundaries in the province. The last local government reforms introduced a regional tier, male-dominated borough and county…
Waikato interest in the biggest event of Cambridge Raceway’s calendar tomorrow has been boosted following a late withdrawal. Kango, trained at Cambridge Raceway by Arna Donnelly, is a late starter in the feature race following…
Meghan Hawkes looks back to 1930 and reviews the stories making headlines in Waipā. Rabbits had spread extensively in the Waipā region and property owners were expected to exterminate them to the best of their…
Te Awamutu and Kihikihi Community Board has accepted Waipā staff’s olive branch to resolve the standoff over changes in the War Memorial Park. Board chair Ange Holt said while members had asked for work to…
Waipā author David Farrell, pictured, has followed up his successful first novel Chameleon with another in the fictional story of the Wilde family. Where the Birds don’t Fly, which came out last week, sees the…
Recently I wrote about living free from the pressure that drivenness and relentless striving puts us under, with the key being to find the source of true ‘rest’. A reader later confided how years of…
What a difference a year makes. Just ask Jasmine Gaualofa. At the Leamington Pony Club’s Easter gymkhana last year, she and Balu, a 14-year-old station bred gelding, were reserve champions. This week they were the…
The ongoing cleaning and maintenance of veterans’ graves has been boosted with a donation of supplies from a Cambridge business. The Cambridge RSA and its ‘Remembrance Army’ team received the donation last month from Mitre…
I do not know whether to shake my head, send a stern letter or just go with the flow. Yes – I am talking about Waipā District Council. Firstly, let me be fair and clear….
I was recently fortunate enough to spend a day in and around Rotorua with GNS Science volcanologist Brad Scott and two visitors from the Tonga Geological Sciences. Brad has an incredible knowledge of the area….
