Tamahere Community Committee hosted a “positive and constructive meeting” involving community leaders last week to discuss mail theft. Waikato MP Tim van de Molen as well as representatives from NZ Police, NZ Post and Waikato…
Tamahere Community Committee hosted a “positive and constructive meeting” involving community leaders last week to discuss mail theft. Waikato MP Tim van de Molen as well as representatives from NZ Police, NZ Post and Waikato…
The official welcome for the first of up to 20 adult kōkako to be introduced to Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari was held before they arrived last week. Heavy rain delayed the flight of the kōkako, who…
Rock and roll has shaped lives since it emerged as a musical genre 70 years ago. Today, it is making a difference for a group of young people with special needs in Cambridge. The group,…
It was the worst weather Fieldays has had in its 57 years history – but the crowds still came. Ticket sales were up 4000 on last year and 110,000 people, buoyed by high dairy and…
A long-term shortage of industrial land in and around Hamilton has underscored the need for strong collaboration between the city council and neighbouring authorities, such as Waipā District Council. City council Strategic Growth and District…
Cambridge High School library manager Glenys Bichan was delighted to have “school icon” Gail Troughton along at a public open day last week to celebrate the first major upgrade to the library in 20 years….
When Jetstar chief executive Stephanie Tully walked through the international arrivals’ doors at Hamilton Airport on Monday, she admitted she was “nearly” in tears. *The article has been updated to reflect the cost of the…
A second proposed sand quarry on the eastern outskirts of Cambridge has been abandoned, with the company behind it citing serious concerns about the impact of truck traffic on the town. Read: Cambridge Community Board…
Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan says pausing the council’s Long Term Plan (LTP) process last year in favour of a one-year one was wrong. She made the comments ahead of three days of LTP hearings, which…
After five intense rounds of revision, Waipā District Council’s Draft Long Term Plan has taken shape and it’s now $198 million leaner than when we began in May 2024. Despite those significant cuts, I recently…
