Some Waipā and Waikato district residents have reacted angrily to news they will be paying $20 to visit the enclosed and themed areas of Hamilton Gardens from next month. Hamilton City Council made the decision…
Some Waipā and Waikato district residents have reacted angrily to news they will be paying $20 to visit the enclosed and themed areas of Hamilton Gardens from next month. Hamilton City Council made the decision…
Waipā gamblers put $10.71 million into pokie machines in the 12 months ended March 31 this year. But if history is anything to go by, only about 10 per cent of that money will return…
Feedback from businesses on the proposed quarry just outside Cambridge’s eastern boundary has prompted the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce to open its one-minute survey to residents so the chamber can get a clearer community view…
Scammers are out in force at present. Cambridge Police have received further reports of significant financial loss at the hands of some determined scammers. In one case a person was convinced to invest in a…
Leamington beat TVP Phoenix 57-21 in Cambridge netball action from the weekend.
Councils must review how to improve the dialogue with their communities to strengthen local democracy. One way is to work much more closely with our locally elected community boards and committees. Another is to consider…
Auckland has several notable hills – Mt Victoria (Takarunga), Mt Eden (Maungawhau), One Tree Hill (Maungakiekie), Mt Wellington (Maungarei), and more. It also has some pretty neat water features, like Mangere Lagoon, Panmure Basin, or…
In last week’s column I wrote about Roger Bannister breaking the four-minute mile in May 1954. For years, that barrier had been regarded as insurmountable due to the belief that the human body would never…
A few days ago, I was involved in tramping the pavements of the capital city on behalf of the retirement village residents whose national interests I serve. It mainly involved visiting government-related organisations but there…
Hautapu won the first challenge for the new Cambridge Referees’ Cup for club colts with a 20-10 win over Leamington on Saturday. There was no shortage of refs in town as the Cambridge referees’ association…
