The early summer heat of the sun is bringing the people out into the open in Cambridge. Whether locals or visitors, the pavement edges are crammed with angled cars, the cafes are booming and no…
The early summer heat of the sun is bringing the people out into the open in Cambridge. Whether locals or visitors, the pavement edges are crammed with angled cars, the cafes are booming and no…
Waipā District Council strategy manager Kirsty Downey says enhancing how the council works with community boards remains a priority after a decision not to re-establish the control group monitoring the work. Councillors agreed not to…
A new chapter begins, and we’re ready to go. We have marked the official establishment of the new Cambridge Community Board, a milestone for local democracy and community voice. I’m proud to be joined on…
Cambridge’s newest boutique hotel – once a run-down rough place that the local MP needed a police escort into – now tells a story of resilience, vision and community pride. Tourism minister Louise Upston cut…
Second or third? Why does Waipa District Council in the form of Katie Mayes, Cambridge Connections Executive Director, persist with the disingenuous and misleading phrase “third bridge” when talking about future transport needs in Cambridge…
Waipā councillors and council staff have been challenged to carpool. “If you are not modelling what you’re teaching you’re doing something else,” Waipā mayor Mike Pettit told a Cambridge Connections workshop in Te Awamutu. “There’s…
An inevitable ‘appointment’ with death awaits us all. Sorry if being blunt loses you here, but it’s the truth and using euphemisms like ‘passing away’ can’t balm this reality. Throughout aeons, humanity has relentlessly searched…
Road tolling is likely to help fund the long‑awaited 16‑kilometre Cambridge to Piarere expressway. The project is fast‑tracked as a Road of National Significance and property acquisition and design work is underway. The community had…
Out in force The Waikato Business Awards – held in Hamilton last week – comprised the gala dinner, attended by nearly 800 business and civic leaders. It is now the country’s most successful awards event…
In my role as Community Liaison Officer, I enjoy a lot of job variety. Last Saturday I took part in a Controlled Purchase Operation (alcohol), working with representatives from Waipā and Ōtorohanga district councils, Ministry…
