Matter of interest Waipa District Council’s reply to my letter to the Cambridge News re their “arbitrage” loss is an example of obfuscation – bureaucratic nonsense. In August 2024 WDC announced their “arbitrage deal” would…
Matter of interest Waipa District Council’s reply to my letter to the Cambridge News re their “arbitrage” loss is an example of obfuscation – bureaucratic nonsense. In August 2024 WDC announced their “arbitrage deal” would…
Veteran Waipā councillor Clare St Pierre has announced her candidacy for mayor, driven by what she calls “12 years of financial frustration” and two consecutive years of steep rate increases. The 64-year-old Pirongia resident is…
This week I want to acknowledge the serious incidents that happened the weekend before last, and extend my condolences to the family and friends who lost loved ones. I also acknowledge the good work and…
The operators of a recycling plant have rejected claims they are disposing of toxic materials in a former sand quarry at the back of Aotearoa Industrial Park. See: Quarry complaints levelled A $6.4 million project,…
Waipā’s second Home and Leisure Show has created a raft of new projects and pastimes – from getting the house clean to getting on a bike. The show – the second run by Good Local…
When you’ve been ringing the six bells in the belfry at St Andrew’s Anglican Church in Cambridge for several years, you get to know each of them like old friends. Number five is notoriously temperamental….
Sir William Gallagher has been awarded a National Fieldays Life Membership Sir William has been a part of Fieldays since its inception and played a pivotal role in its foundation. When he attended the first…
A gorse-busting drone will soon benefit outgoing National Fieldays Society board chair Jenni Vernon’s 224-hectare Te Akatea farm. Hill country farmers use drones to spray weeds in areas that are hard to reach with traditional…
Taylor Lincoln loves working on Reon and Wendy Verry’s King Country farm. “I’m learning different stuff about sheep and beef farming every day without heaps of pressure. No two days are the same the 19-year-old…
Keith Holmes has handed the presidential chains of Waikato Federated Farmers to Phil Sherwood after one term. “No president would want it as their legacy to see farm environment plans implemented,” Holmes, who took on…
