Reporter Mary Anne Gill was rushing to another job and couldn’t stop to ask this man what he was doing on Victoria Square last week. The man seemed to be using a metal detector and…
Reporter Mary Anne Gill was rushing to another job and couldn’t stop to ask this man what he was doing on Victoria Square last week. The man seemed to be using a metal detector and…
Installing a temporary pedestrian and cycle path along Cambridge Road to the Velodrome took contractors longer than anticipated and put the urbanisation project weeks behind schedule. Signs for the Cambridge Road urbanisation project show a…
The ability to monitor volcanoes comes from a solid mix of technology, research, time, and experience. Thankfully, here in New Zealand we have these things. Before an eruption occurs – which is where magmatic material…
Refurbishing old buildings can sometimes come with surprises and that is what has happened at the historic Cambridge Court House, now home to the Cambridge Museum. Waipā District Council property manager David Varcoe said while…
The village of Matangi is now home to the fourth Romanian Orthodox church to be consecrated in New Zealand. St David’s Matangi, built in 1933 and formerly part of the St Francis Cooperating Parish of…
“It makes absolutely no sense to be bringing the age down two years… young adults wouldn’t have a clue who they would be voting for and wouldn’t understand the true concept of it all.” “People…
With our nation ramping up for a general election, as a citizen who loves this beautiful country, I have some concerns. What follows has a twofold purpose – as my weekly ‘Faith Column’ for Cambridge…
Stories abound of how a metal name plate or a coin in a wallet have saved the lives of soldiers. On July 31, 1917, Arthur Maddox Major’s wallet was a simple leather bifold. If offered…
A new ‘no parking on berms’ section in the draft Public Places Bylaw attracted most interest from submitters to Waipā District Council’s Strategic Planning and Policy committee this week. Opinions were mixed with one saying…
Cambridge clubs Hautapu and Leamington will put aside traditional sporting rivalries to stage their annual Battle of the Bridge community day on September 16. This year’s event will take place at Memorial Park where members…
