It’s the only sporting event I can recall where the competitors make a point of approaching the media to say hello. The national Special Olympics in Hamilton wrapped up last weekend at the somewhat stunted…
It’s the only sporting event I can recall where the competitors make a point of approaching the media to say hello. The national Special Olympics in Hamilton wrapped up last weekend at the somewhat stunted…
A community newspaper advertising campaign calling for registered and enrolled nurses and midwives keen to return to work at Waikato, Thames, Te Kūiti, Taumarunui or Tokoroa hospitals has hit the target. The News understands within…
She is not even three days old yet, but already Mia MacKay has created history. Cambridge Community Board member Alana MacKay and husband Phil welcomed their first child, a daughter Mia Christina McCathie MacKay, born…
Kathy Miller has been a teacher for 50 years and as she contemplates life away from the classroom, she keeps coming back to the profession that was always more than a job for her. “I…
Waipā ratepayers paid a Christchurch company $9.23c for every vote cast in the recent local body elections. The $145,000 bill from ElectionNZ to run the election netted 15,703 votes for a 39.65 per cent return….
Merry Christmas! This will be my last column for the year as we head into holiday season. While there are many safety messages that apply at this time of year, it’s timely for my annual…
Once again, a New Zealand Government Agency has given us a good example of how policy should not be made. This time it is Waka Kotahi/NZ Transport Agency. They are developing a plan that will…
A $15.6 million project being developed at Waikato University promises to slash methane emissions on farms. Waikato company Ruminant BioTech plans to develop a commercially viable bolus in the next three years. Chief Executive George…
You would have to live off the grid to not have seen the escalation of crime around the country and sadly, Cambridge is not immune. Our township is lathered in graffiti, vandalism costing the ratepayers…
The New Zealand thoroughbred breeding industry has gained a new fan following the visit by Governor General Cindy Kiro to two of the country’s leading stud farms last week. An invitation was extended by the…
