His Leamington workshop is a visual tribute to his skills as a painter and a framer. John Chrisp has spent the last 18 years putting people’s memories in the frame – but this week he…
His Leamington workshop is a visual tribute to his skills as a painter and a framer. John Chrisp has spent the last 18 years putting people’s memories in the frame – but this week he…
Hello again, thank you to everyone who is being patient and following instructions when it comes to the continuing road works around Cambridge. Staff working on these projects deserve to be treated with courtesy and…
Waipā property prices increased 129.3 per cent in a decade making it the 10th best district in the country, figures from realestate.co.nz show. Nationally, the average asking price was up by 77.5 per cent, increasing…
Waipā District Libraries launched its annual Heritage Month last week with a talk on New Zealanders who have Scottish and Irish blood coursing through their veins. ‘Southern Celts’ was hosted at Cambridge Library by Celine…
Open for business The current roadworks in Wilson St have left some readers with the impression the Waipā District Council offices and the adjacent library in Cambridge might be closed. That is incorrect – the…
Following up on events at Waitangi on our National Day a rubric of the present Coalition Government as stated by all the partners of that Coalition, is the encouragement of a better understanding of Te…
Update Thursday 8 February 2.40pm The country’s stance on waste to energy plants could become standardised as a result of a Waipā District Council decision, the company behind an application for one in Te Awamutu…
Lava is hot. It flows downhill. Seems simple right? I am currently working on lava flows, so here is a wee glimpse into one of the things I am thinking about – lava rheology. This…
Recently I enjoyed watching the 1985 music video of the song “We Are The World”. This collaborative effort by ‘United Support of Artists for Africa’ (usaforafrica.org) showed what can happen if motivated people unite for…
Ōhaupō – the town of the future. That is the scenario and one of several key focus areas included in consultation documents for Waipā’s spatial plan Ahu Ake which the council’s Strategic Planning and Policy…
