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Community volunteers and Waikato District Council staff are combining their efforts to celebrate an inaugural Waikato District Heritage Day across the district on April 20. On offer is a chance to see inside museums and…

Waipa District Council’s debt level on June 30, 2022, was $149.5 million. A year later  it was $226 million, a rise of 51 per cent. By June it is projected to be $296.8 million, a…

After parting with $3.50, Jake Brugh takes a considered sip of hot chocolate from his large takeaway cup. “It’s pretty good – good value for money,” he says. “It stacks up nicely.” This is Jake’s…

Construction is underway on Cambridge Middle School’s $1.8 million technology block, which will allow woodwork and metalwork to be taught at the school for the first time since 2016. Located on Clare St across the…

This time in 1980 in the United States activity was increasing at Mount St Helens volcano, Washington. Several earthquakes were detected in mid-March, alerting scientists at the United States Geological Survey (USGS, the equivalent of…

Council backtracks Waipā District Council has taken the proposed blue blob “preferred” position off the table for a third bridge as part of its Cambridge Connections programme following a community storm. The announcement was made…

A changeover at the top of a Cambridge business marks the end of an era. Peter Martin and Teri Archer were, until recently, the Wilson’s Floorings’ longtime owner/operators. After 35 years in the business, the…

Starting with good news, in mid-March police received a report of burglary at an industrial site.  A male had cut a hole in a perimeter fence and entered to steal power tools and other items….

Last November, a guide was showing us communal toilets among Roman ruins in Ephesus. I’m glad I didn’t live in that era because I’d have been shut down with ‘stage fright’ sitting there, shoulder to…

Another 104 Waipā residents became Kiwis last week at the latest citizenship ceremony held in the Cambridge Town Hall. Mayor Susan O’Regan told The News that while there may have been doubters when the first…