Waipā’s new citizens packed Cambridge Town Hall in two significant firsts last week. The 105 people from 19 countries who made their oaths or affirmations on stage were the largest group to do so in…
Waipā’s new citizens packed Cambridge Town Hall in two significant firsts last week. The 105 people from 19 countries who made their oaths or affirmations on stage were the largest group to do so in…
John Patrick ‘Aussie’ O’Brien was a “hell of a nice guy”, yet his body lay unclaimed in the Waikato Hospital morgue for two months. Despite appeals for family to come forward and claim the body…
Cambridge’s Hidden Lake Hotel and Apartments in the Lakewood development has been named New Zealand’s sixth best hotel. That’s according to the 2023 Travellers’ Awards from Tripadvisor, which applies an editorial process to review data…
Last Friday Youth Aid officer Constable Dani Hibdige and I visited both Cambridge Middle and Cambridge High Schools to support Pink Shirt Friday. It was great to see so many students getting dressed up. We…
The Government presented its 2023 Budget last Thursday. They labelled it a bread and butter Budget. The opposition said there wasn’t much butter in it. Adjectives used by the media to describe it included minimalist…
One of the candidates for the vacant Waipā Māori seat says because she is a younger candidate, she will be able to connect with all whānau. Dale-Maree Morgan says her youth is the key point…
A Judicial Review appeal by JD & RD Wallace Ltd against a Waipā District Council independent commissioner’s decision to grant land use consent enabling the construction of kiwifruit artificial shelters at 383 Parallel Road, Cambridge,…
The Cambridge Town Hall has partnered again with Chamber Music New Zealand to present the talented Double Shot percussion duo in Waikato later this month. Yoshiko Tsuruta and Jeremy Fitzsimons, who make up Double Shot,…
For the sixth year running Waipā District Council has retained its AA- credit rating. Sydney-based analysts, Fitch Ratings, have confirmed a continued rating of AA- for Waipā in their annual review released on Friday. An…
Terry Blackler, a man described as having the ‘true measure of a Lion’, has been recognised by the service organisation with the release on Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari of a Kiwi chick called ‘Blackler Sticky Beak’….
