I visited an elderly couple in an aged care facility. Their marriage had stood the test of multiple decades – understandably, natural physical deterioration from those passing years showed, but not a hint of fractiousness…
I visited an elderly couple in an aged care facility. Their marriage had stood the test of multiple decades – understandably, natural physical deterioration from those passing years showed, but not a hint of fractiousness…
Andrew Johnstone put his views forward last week in support of an incinerator plant for Waipā. Today, Nick Cantlon, representing the Don’t Burn Waipā lobby group, responds. Don’t Burn Waipā is a group of local…
I recall as a young fella watching the All Blacks performing the haka in the 1950’s; 60’s, 70’s… they were all arms and legs flailing wherever, and so unco. Come the Buck Shelford era and…
Key tourism industry partners gathered in Cambridge last week to meet with Waikato i-Site operators and discuss current issues. Representatives from Cambridge and Te Awamutu were present and shared their plans to “go it alone”…
“We are so small” I said as I looked up at Ngāuruhoe ahead of us, standing between ancient lava flows towering above us on either side. The younger, black, glassy lava flows that were erupted…
Waipā staff painted a brutal picture this week of the pressure they are under to produce an Annual Plan by June 30. At the council’s Audit and Risk committee on Monday, staff revealed eight new…
When The News caught up with Muriel Tooley, she was helping someone load a reluctant computer desk into the back of a small car. It didn’t work, but Muriel’s efforts were symbolic as she helped…
Signs have gone up at each entrance of the Cambridge Farmers’ Market warning patrons to beware of cricket balls when matches are being played. But The News wonders how much use the signs will be…
A group from the Waikato Hospital nursing class of 1964, including two from Cambridge, recently celebrated their 60th reunion. Lynette Aish (nee Gardiner) and Paula Butterworth (nee Houghton) joined Putāruru’s Judy Osborne (nee Udy) and…
The level of public excluded discussions by Waipā councillors about the district’s financial woes became more evident this week. In approving a draft annual plan on Tuesday, councillors agreed to put the $33 million Te…
