Ratepayers could pay all up more than $27 million for Waipā’s Te Ara Wai Museum in Te Awamutu, and the bulk would be spent over the next two years. A revised budget was due for…
Ratepayers could pay all up more than $27 million for Waipā’s Te Ara Wai Museum in Te Awamutu, and the bulk would be spent over the next two years. A revised budget was due for…
Concept plans for Waipā’s 10 cemeteries have been unveiled revealing nearly two thirds of residents prefer a body burial rather than cremation. They also show Te Awamutu, Hautapu and Paterangi cemeteries could be full within…
The News has reported in recent weeks on the growth of kiwifruit orchards in Waipā – and how their arrival has in some cases defied bylaws and left neighbours crying foul. In response to our…
Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan has rejected suggestions a blind eye is being turned to kiwifruit orchardists who have ignored district bylaws. An editorial in last week’s edition of The News suggested the council appeared content…
Daryl Gibbs knows all too well the impact children’s mental health issues are having on society today. The Cambridge Middle School principal says 140 children from his school – 20 per cent of the roll…
Mary Anne Gill documents the chequered history of Cambridge’s Masonic Hotel. Masonic Hotel’s history has been a chequered one. It was built of wood in 1866 on the current site. Sixteen years later in July…
Cambridge’s grand old lady is to finally get an upgrade worthy of her classy status. The Masonic Hotel, an historic Category 2 building built in 1912 after fire destroyed the previous structure, is about to…
Waipā felt enough of Cyclone Gabrielle’s force to leave it without power in many places – and a huge mess to clean up. The Cambridge central business district was crippled by a power cut and…
I hope that everyone has managed to stay safe and well during the cyclone. This week I have another good news story to share, as it’s also a chance to say thank you to our…
The rain deluge in Auckland caused me to have several conversations with a friend who is a leader among residents of a North Shore retirement village. She described the carnage and associated horror of two…
