“I’ve been farming for nearly 30 years and can’t remember a season that’s been so wet for so long, particularly over summer.” Amongst at times “astronomical rainfall and the tough challenges” that’s brought with it,…
“I’ve been farming for nearly 30 years and can’t remember a season that’s been so wet for so long, particularly over summer.” Amongst at times “astronomical rainfall and the tough challenges” that’s brought with it,…
Council staff appear to have struck the right balance when it comes to naming Waipā streets, says deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk. “A road name can be quite sensitive for our residents,” she told this week’s…
Waipā council staff say they’ve been assured by health officials that fluoridation of council’s water supplies is safe. There would therefore be no grounds to action two notices of motion from the Te Awamutu and…
The long wait for road and footpath improvements in one of Cambridge’s most historic streets is about to get a $350,000 refresh. Surface water ponding, potholes, tree debris build up and broken sections of sealing…
A Waipā farming leader says the hit dairy farmers are taking because of a reduced milk payout will hurt communities like Te Awamutu and Cambridge hard. Ōhaupō dairy farmer Andrew Reymer says incomes down on…
Winter is still upon us with some very frosty mornings and lots of fog hitting the area of late. Please remember to manually turn on your headlights, drive to the conditions and defensively. On the…
A New Zealand Para cycling track team featuring Waipā riders looks to be gearing up for success at next year’s Paralympics. A little over a year out from the Games, five riders – four from…
Cambridge Netball Centre have rejected claims of netball bias and racism aimed at it from a team it kicked out of its premier mixed league last week. Evolution Netball say its gold team has been…
Thousands of invasive gold clams were found on Lake Karāpiro’s foreshore during the annual lake lowering on Saturday, 24 hours after they were designated an “unwanted organism.” And the find has confirmed Karāpiro Domain site…
Steampunkers and visitors enjoyed a day of dress-up, ‘mad hatter’ teas and Victorian-styled competitions at Sunday’s third Steampunk Community Fun Day at the Cambridge Town Hall. The event, organised by the InterlockNZ Trust and Waipā…
