I don’t watch Gilmore Girls. Never have. You probably don’t even know what I’m talking about. It’s a fairly pithy American TV show from the early 2000s which follows the lives and loves of a…
I don’t watch Gilmore Girls. Never have. You probably don’t even know what I’m talking about. It’s a fairly pithy American TV show from the early 2000s which follows the lives and loves of a…
13 February 2023 – Waipa media release Council’s biggest ever roadshow involving 11 towns and villages and at least 22 events rolls out this week. The six-week long engagement will see council seek comment on…
It’s from the believe or not files – an Anko saucepan from Kmart won the race to be the Consumer Institute’s Top of the Pots. Consumer delivered the news last week, leaving owners of the…
Cambridge artist Kirsten Mcintosh hasn’t let the grass grow under her feet since taking up painting eight years ago. After honing her early skills with Wayne Sinclair, she pursued her own style and has since…
Housing is such a significant issue for Waipā that the newly-elected council has escalated its importance by establishing a new housing sub-committee. The decision was made at this week’s Strategic Planning and Policy committee and…
The first step towards changing 125.3 hectares of land in Hautapu from rural to industrial has started ahead of schedule. The land is part of Waipā council’s C10 growth cell and is intended for industrial…
“Education has always been a core purpose,” Jim Mylchreest says of Maungatautari Sanctuary Mountain. So it was fitting that at the opening of the $846,000 Manu Korokii Education Centre on the maunga last week the…
This week I have some good news stories to share. The first started with a simple traffic stop. Some people think that traffic policing has a narrow focus, but this is not the case. All…
Opposition leader Chris Luxon has told business owners a National-led government would respond better to their needs, shrink wastage and seek wider global connections. He told those at last Thursday’s Cambridge Chamber of Commerce lunch…
Cambridge Autumn Festival’s iconic Main Street Carnival has secured funds so it can go ahead next month. Organisers of the 10 day long festival feared they would have to cancel the carnival when they failed…