I very much enjoyed graduation at the University of Waikato on April 8 where Te Haumihiata Mason was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate. This is the most prestigious honour a university can offer to a…
I very much enjoyed graduation at the University of Waikato on April 8 where Te Haumihiata Mason was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate. This is the most prestigious honour a university can offer to a…
Taupō District Council has decided not to join Waipā and five other district councils in handing its water services over to Waikato Water Done Well. Taupō councillors decided their preferred option was to keep water…
Pirongia’s Jo Sheridan is having a long, hard think about what to study after winning a Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme scholarship as the Dairy Woman of the Year. She was named winner at last week’s…
The US dollar has been the world’s reserve currency since the end of World War II – a period of eighty years. That means it is the only type of international financial system politicians and…
The Waikato Rivertones Chorus, about a third of whose members come from Waipā, won big at major competition held in Christchurch last weekend. The win means they will represent New Zealand at the 2026 international…
This year’s Halberg Awards saw some of sport’s best and fastest receive due recognition; as for future recipients, some may have already embarked on their road to the top thanks to the recent Halberg Games….
Jason Speedy is the fourth head of school at St Peter’s School in a decade; the Cambridge school only had five in 80 years before that. Steph Bell-Jenkins talks to the man whose mischievous nature…
Two Cambridge community organisations have combined forces to keep more e-waste away from landfills. Urban Miners and Achievement House, both not-for-profit organisations, recognised a mutual opportunity to achieve their shared goal. Starting this week, Achievement…
Waipā deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk will stand for Waikato Regional Council in the Waikato-King Country constituency at October’s local body elections. The 52-year-old Ōhaupō dairy farmer and Lake Karāpiro Domain manager will stand down from…
Five Stags bar in Leamington, known for its hunting-themed decor, is facing an uncertain future due to multiple reports of intoxication and disorderly behaviour over the past three years. Founded in 2012 as a family-friendly…
