Cambridge’s Stephen Jones was introduced to rowing at school. The now two-time Olympian, who was part of the New Zealand team for almost a decade before retiring last year, says credit for that largely lies…
Cambridge’s Stephen Jones was introduced to rowing at school. The now two-time Olympian, who was part of the New Zealand team for almost a decade before retiring last year, says credit for that largely lies…
Waipā’s My Mortgage, Treadlite NZ, Central Kids Early Education and the New Zealand Fieldays Society were among the major winners at last weekend’s Waikato Business awards. The awards, presented at a gala night at Claudelands,…
In an update to last week’s column, police have arrested two youths following the aggravated robbery of a liquor store. Investigations continue as other people were involved. In other news, on November 10 there was…
Linda Roil would prefer it if there was no need for the well-recognised charity she started in Cambridge five years ago, Kids in Need Waikato. But instead of working her way out of the role,…
The annual Cambridge Christmas Cheer is up and running with donation bins set up around town and collections beginning to gather momentum. The initiative is organised each year by CCOSS, the Cambridge Community of Social…
Three Waipā roads and one street will have 4.3kms of pavement rehabilitated in the current construction season starting next month at a cost of $1.92 million. Hogan Road (Cambridge), Arapuni Road (Arapuni), Te Mawhai Road…
Grey Street, north of Hamilton Road in Cambridge, will become a cul-de-sac and other streets and neighbourhoods made more cycle friendly, under recommendations made to the council by Cambridge Community Board. At its meeting last…
The committee behind planning for the $33.1 million Te Ara Wai Museum in Te Awamutu met this week but, as with previous meetings this year, most of it was behind closed doors. The meeting took…
Four historic Māori names for parks and reserves have been approved by Waipā’s Service Delivery committee – and more naming decisions await. Whare marama Reserve in Leamington, Pirongia’s Mātakitaki, Tūrata in Kihikihi and Waipuke, on…
There has been some good news on inflation from overseas in the last two weeks. In the United Kingdom annual inflation was 4.5 per cent for the year to October 2023, a big fall from…
